Discuss compunction here.

noun

1) [Literally] A pricking, a stimulation, an irritation.

“This is that acid and piercing spirit which, with such activity and compunction, invadeth the brains and nostrils . . .” - Browne

2) [Figuratively] A pricking of the heart; sharp, poignant grief, remorse, contrition; the sting or prick of conscience.

“Haue yee compunccioun.” - Wycliffe

“Montgomery no sooner heard of this wonderful work of grace than he too began to experience compunction.” - Macaulay

[< Low Latin compunctio(n-), < Latin compunctus, past participle of compungo, sting. < con- (<cum) intens. + pungo, sting.]

[Old French compunction; French componction, from Low Latin compunctio, from compunctus, past participle of compungo = to sting, to prick; com=cum=with, together; pungo = to prick.]

Compunction…now that’s a word I haven’t heard in a long time (since sixth grade to be exact!).

tokyoboi - 26 December 2008 08:59 AM

Compunction…now that’s a word I haven’t heard in a long time (since sixth grade to be exact!).

....sixth grade to be exact.  Must have been quite a situation to create such a response today.

It was. I was still getting used to the English language back then. And we had to make poems with that word and short stories. Everyday for a week. That’s how my English Teacher taught us vocabulary. She had us write the word in any way possible to make sure we got it right. To be honest, I’m pretty thankful for it. I might not have known good English if it weren’t for the long words and phrases. But on the other hand, writing the same word everyday sounded crazy. And the fact that I couldn’t even say “How are you?” in English at the time…to make a long story short: It was quite the situation.

[say “How are you?” in English quote author=“tokyoboi” date=“1230346994”]It was. I was still getting used to the English language back then. And we had to make poems with that word and short stories. Everyday for a week. That’s how my English Teacher taught us vocabulary. She had us write the word in any way possible to make sure we got it right. To be honest, I’m pretty thankful for it. I might not have known good English if it weren’t for the long words and phrases. But on the other hand, writing the same word everyday sounded crazy. And the fact that I couldn’t even at the time…to make a long story short: It was quite the situation.

It sounds like it was quite an experience.  But undoubtedly one of those teachers we never appreciate until many years later.
Thanks for sharing.

No problem. Didn’t think I’d get into detail about something I did six years ago.

How was Christmas?

I presume you are in Tokyo, or the environs, from your moniker.
I live in Omaha, Nebraska, in the very center of the USA.  Christmas was wonderful.  I live alone, with one small lap dog, named Charlie, and one parakeet.
I used to raise them, but am down to one at the moment.  The weather was moderate, considering we had temps in the below 0 F. and in the teens. F. I am not
able to translate that into Celsius.  I cooked a steak for myself, as I usually do on Christmas, and dog got the bone, that was her present.  Happens only
rarely, not even her birthday.  Then I pulled out a couple tear-jerker movies, I have about a dozen, and watched them.  They always get me into the mood.
So all went well.  Don’t know what happened, but today the temperature is 59 deg.F right now, melting all the awful snow and ice.  I’m not much of a fan
of either.  Hope all goes well for you.

Actually, I live in Ohio. I was Born in Sapporo, Japan and raised in Tokyo. Lived there till I was 13 and have been in Ohio since.

My Christmas was good. Though my family, I have a twin brother, a little sister, and my dad. We went to Akron, OH to visit my cousins. Just a family gathering like every year. We had dinner, which was mainly ham, mashed potatoes and some vegetables. We just basically talked, joked…had a good time.

That is what it is all about.  Love ham.  Forgive me, I got you mixed up with the other new person calling self tokyoboi,  did not mean to, don’t even know it
happened until reading your above entry.  Wish I had some of my family with me: lots of memories: glad your day was great.

No…you’re right, I just changed my username from tokyoboi to my name (Sean Matsuko) a few minutes ago. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Matsu

Sean Matsuko - 26 December 2008 02:45 PM

No…you’re right, I just changed my username from tokyoboi to my name (Sean ko) a few minutes ago. Sorry for the misunderstanding.[/quote

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Whew! Glad to have that cleared up!  Not to be Inappropriate, but sometimes I think it is NOT
Alzheimers, but one of his cousins: Parttimers, Halftimers,Sometimers.
Thanks for the update.

No problem.

Hi Sean, glad you found some time and the compunction to share some time on the Agora over Christmas.  Luke’s enthusiasm is catching !  We had a bunch of young adults for christmas lunch, boiled and mashed the veggies because the oven gave up the ghost after roasting turkey, and discovered that the quality of christmas cracker jokes has no relationship to the cost of the crackers.

Wow!!! Sean, you’re in my Government class with Mr. Feicht!!! 

  And you must be that girl that sits at Riverside Park and just watches me and my friends play soccer!

My what a small world!