attestation

[eberntson]

Attestation

noun form of attest

OED:

attest
• verb 1 provide or serve as clear evidence of. 2 declare that something exists or is the case.

— DERIVATIVES attestation noun.

— ORIGIN Latin attestari, from testari ‘to witness’.

Merriam-Webster:


Main Entry: at·test
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈtest\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle French attester, from Latin attestari, from ad- + testis witness — more at testament
Date: circa 1500
transitive verb
1 a: to affirm to be true or genuine ; specifically : to authenticate by signing as a witness b: to authenticate officially
2: to establish or verify the usage of
3: to be proof of : manifest <her record attests her integrity>
4: to put on oath
intransitive verb
: to bear witness : testify <attest to a belief>
synonyms see certify
— at·tes·ta·tion noun
— at·test·er noun

[Perry]

Attestation

noun form of atttest

Looks like you're a testin' the Ts.

I don't suppose that we can use the noun for a prototype station?

[Slava]

While I generally detest protestation, I must protest!

In today's e-society, wouldn't a prototype station be a betateststation?

[skinem]

Ha!
You wouldn't know until after the fact that you had the zetateststation...

[Perry]

Don't get testy!

[skinem]

Finally, we get some protestation about the silliness...

[Slava]

When the professor started handing out the questions, one student whined that he wasn't ready for a surprise test.

The professor replied, "Don't worry, this is just a little quiz. It's so little we might even call it a quizzie."

After handing it in, the student retorted, "If that's one of your quizzies, I'd hate to see one of your..." At which point he caught himself.

[eberntson]

quizziez, ..., coleus it is all Greek to me.

~E

PS I'm sorry, I'm being so sophmoric, but studing binomial Latin brings out the worst in me. It's like getting all the old jokes, really old jokes. My favorite is Oenothera... LOL As I said sophmoric... yes I know it is not Latin, but it is used in binomial plant names

[Slava]

Don't forget those irregular verbs in Latin:

slippo, slippere, falli, bumpum
spitto, spittere, hoctui, splatum

[Stargzer]

Don't forget those irregular verbs in Latin:

slippo, slippere, falli, bumpum
spitto, spittere, hoctui, splatum

Speaking of Latin, Slava, here's one for your signature courtesy of Dr. Goodword's Laughing Stock page, specifically the New Feature, Useless Latin Phrases:

Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum.
Garbage in, garbage out.

And while we're on the subject of conjugation:

Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.

And I may take this one for a new tagline:

Cogito, ergo doleo.
I think, therefore I am depressed.

I think I've been watching the news too much lately.

It's a little more decorous than the one a Philosophy major back in college had one his jacket:

Caco ergo sum.

[Slava]

While the Latin isn't correct, I also like:

Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum.

[Perry]

When the professor started handing out the questions, one student whined that he wasn't ready for a surprise test.

The professor replied, "Don't worry, this is just a little quiz. It's so little we might even call it a quizzie."

After handing it in, the student retorted, "If that's one of your quizzies, I'd hate to see one of your..." At which point he caught himself.

[Stargzer]

When the professor started handing out the questions, one student whined that he wasn't ready for a surprise test.

The professor replied, "Don't worry, this is just a little quiz. It's so little we might even call it a quizzie."

After handing it in, the student retorted, "If that's one of your quizzies, I'd hate to see one of your..." At which point he caught himself.

As our junior-year high school English teacher told us while he was handing out a test, "I am the testor, you are the testees."

Well, it was an all-male high school ...