Use of the Word "Cadre"
WARNING: Reading this passage may cause some people (approximately 46.3% of the general population) to repeat the word cadre over and over again in their minds for approximately four days. If this condition persists for longer than four days, contact a physician.
I've been seeing the word cadre appear in newspapers and magazines more and more over the last year. "Cadre this", "Cadre that". We've all seen it. But do we really know what it means? In fact I see it in print media but rarely hear it on the television news. You know why that happens? Because we know how to write it but no one knows how to pronounce it. And I don't think anyone really knows how to use it in a sentence either so it's left up to interpretation and flexible use:
"Forgive me cadre, for I have sinned."
"Search for your inner self, your cadre."
"My favorite team is the San Diego Cadres."
"I have a whole cadre of medical problems."
SO for the benefit of the public (please, please, hold your applause till the end of the show) I searched the Merraim Webster Dictionary and unearthed the following vital stats on the word cadre:
Main Entry: cad·re
Pronunciation: 'ka-"drA, 'kä-, -drE; esp British 'kä-d&(r), 'kA-, -dr&
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrum square -- more at QUARREL
1 : FRAME, FRAMEWORK
2 : a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others; broadly : a group of people having some unifying relationship
3 : a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party
4 : a member of a cadre
There. That really clears things up, doesn't it?
All I have to say is I don't know much about the word....but I like it. Say it 3 times aloud and you'll feel better, more esteemed, more knowledgable. I must warn you though that once I heard it a few days ago I've been unsuccessfully trying to get it out of my head, similar to a song that loops in your mind for days on end. From my past experience this condition which I will proclaim cadreloopitis usually lasts for about four days. "Beware the Cadre".
Read the Novels by Chetan Davé click here
Copyright 2005 by Chetan Davé, All Rights Reserved.
I've been seeing the word cadre appear in newspapers and magazines more and more over the last year. "Cadre this", "Cadre that". We've all seen it. But do we really know what it means? In fact I see it in print media but rarely hear it on the television news. You know why that happens? Because we know how to write it but no one knows how to pronounce it. And I don't think anyone really knows how to use it in a sentence either so it's left up to interpretation and flexible use:
"Forgive me cadre, for I have sinned."
"Search for your inner self, your cadre."
"My favorite team is the San Diego Cadres."
"I have a whole cadre of medical problems."
SO for the benefit of the public (please, please, hold your applause till the end of the show) I searched the Merraim Webster Dictionary and unearthed the following vital stats on the word cadre:
Main Entry: cad·re
Pronunciation: 'ka-"drA, 'kä-, -drE; esp British 'kä-d&(r), 'kA-, -dr&
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrum square -- more at QUARREL
1 : FRAME, FRAMEWORK
2 : a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others; broadly : a group of people having some unifying relationship
3 : a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party
4 : a member of a cadre
There. That really clears things up, doesn't it?
All I have to say is I don't know much about the word....but I like it. Say it 3 times aloud and you'll feel better, more esteemed, more knowledgable. I must warn you though that once I heard it a few days ago I've been unsuccessfully trying to get it out of my head, similar to a song that loops in your mind for days on end. From my past experience this condition which I will proclaim cadreloopitis usually lasts for about four days. "Beware the Cadre".
Read the Novels by Chetan Davé click here
Copyright 2005 by Chetan Davé, All Rights Reserved.
posted by UltimateWriter at 9:44 AM
4 Comments:
Are you a Star Trek TNG fan? If so, you'll remember that Tasha Yar's surviving sister (Ishara) was a member of one of her planet's cadres called the Coalition!
HooLaa !!
Gracias Por visitar mi blog :D!
:O!
Le dejo saLudos!
Adiós.
. S i L e n c e .
Interesting blog - I really liked reading through it, ^^!
jlb: i'll have to check out the TNG reruns
surpriseme: de nada
insurgent: yeah it does have a militaristic feel to it, I like your analysis.
robblogger: college superstars (not NFL); did either of them end up going to canada?
tinka: thanks. yours was nice too
ryan: great. now you got me started on lexicon. oh the humanity!
jules: thats interesting, never knew about the french angle, yes this does help.
Post a Comment
<< Home