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July 26 & 27, 2003 juvenile (JU va nayl) The noun juvenile refers to a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult. As an adjective, juvenile can refer to the activities or behaviour of young people or it can mean to act in a childish, immature way. Harris was a juvenile at the time of the crime. The decision to raise the minimum age from seven was based on local and foreign research into juvenile crime. The report calls for a centralised system for collecting statistics on missing juveniles. He couldn't explain his juvenile behaviour at the party. July 25, 2003 initials (i NISH ulz The noun initials refers to the capital letters which begin each word of the name of a person or organisation. The verb initial means for a person to write his or her initials on an official document. Chuwit Kamolvisit yesterday gave the initials of high-ranking police who allegedly made a living from his bribes. The initials stamped on the expensive leather case were S.D.L. The rebels carved their groups' initials into the backs of three government soldiers they had captured. They took turns initialing the contract. July 24, 2003 incarcerate (in KAR sa reit) The verb incarcerate means to keep someone confined, especially in prison. The noun form is incarceration (in kar sa REY shun). Burma might have to be expelled from Asean if its military rulers continue to incarcerate democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. America incarcerates proportionally a greater number of its own population than any other nation on earth. The plan to incarcerate the foreign Taliban inside the fortress was poorly conceived. All favoured treatment over incarceration for drug offenses. July 23, 2003 commotion (ka MO shun) The noun commotion refers to a lot of noise, confusion and excitement. There was commotion in downtown Ubon Ratchathani yesterday after a disappointed second-place team in a candle float competition cut their entry loose and blocked a major traffic intersection. We went to the window to see what all the commotion was about. We were embarrassed to have to tell him that it was only a cockroach had caused all the commotion. A great commotion erupted when the two movie stars appeared. July 22, 2003 punter (PUN tur) The noun punter refers to someone who bets money. Punters will be able to fill out the lottery number combinations they want to buy, keep half the ticket and return the other half. Punters can bet not just on the result of the match, but on each over bowled. Rumours are sometimes a good way for punters to win money on the stock market. Every Sunday, tens of thousands of punters, most of them low income earners, gather at one of the city's race tracks. July 21, 2003 brawl The noun brawl refers to a noisy, disorganised fight or quarrel, usually in a public place. Police detained nearly 100 Indonesian and Thai immigrant workers yesterday after a brawl in which one Thai man was slashed to death. The rugby match between refugees and local sailors ended in a chair-throwing brawl. It looked more like a brawl than a football match. If the government party looked bad at the end of the parliamentary brawl, the opposition didn't fare much better. Click here to see our words in the news for the previous week. Return to our home page | Comments to Terry F. at terryfrd@ksc15.th.com | |© The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. All rights reserved 2003 | Last modified: July 28, 2003