as in "After she regained what passes for her compusure, Hopkins went to the Boston Globe with all the sorded details of what Summers said about men and women."
There's no entry for it in my Webster or Microsoft Encarta.
Thanks in advance.
2007-04-24 05:20:16 · 8 answers · asked by Saitama 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Thanks. But honestly I wrote it down exactly the way it was printed ("sorded" included) on the original (“100 people who are screwing up....”.)
Must be misprints like you said. When there are so many misprints in a single book, we are clueless.
We're not entirely to blame for mangling English, or are we?
2007-04-24 05:50:39 · update #1
If someone has said something or when you are in a situation .....that is shocking/uncomfortable you try to show that it has not affected you or that you are capable of dealing with it.
If you manage to appear normal...you have maintained your composure.
If you react and it is noticeable then you have lost your composure.
If you reacted and then calmed down then you have regained your composure
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Aaah! That is your point! Quite right you are Sir! What can be done about it?
2007-04-24 05:25:38 · answer #1 · answered by Res 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Must be a typo for "composure". "Compusure" is not a word, but is a company name.
Where did you see that? Lawrence Summers is The president of Harvard University, and Nancy Hopkins is a bioligist at MIT. She did, indeed, got o the Boston Globe with the story of Summers' lecture.
2007-04-24 05:33:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
composure
It means calmness serenity self-control.
Here is the link to dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/composure
Also the word is Sordid not sorded.
2007-04-24 05:29:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
composure
One entry found for composure.
Main Entry: com·po·sure
Pronunciation: k&m-'pO-zh&r
Function: noun
: a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : SELF-
2007-04-24 05:24:19 · answer #4 · answered by JACKIE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this case it would be
a settled state of the mind, calmness, tranquility
When the passions are silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. (Watts)
2007-04-24 06:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you mean composure, and I think it means elegance, and grace. Someone that can balance a book on their head while walking has composure.
2007-04-24 05:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by --- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have mis spelled it that is why you cannot find it. The word is 'composure'.
2007-04-24 05:26:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why ask me im not albert einstien
2007-04-24 05:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sac Fu 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋