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A.Word.A.Day--hie hie (hy) verb tr., intr. To hasten; to go in a hurry. [From Middle English hien, from Old English higian (to strive).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. "The other week, during our morning ritual, my phone rang and I had to rush off to answer it. Talk... talk... then followed by my other pre-work activities before finally taking a bath and hieing off to work." Stella A. Estremera; Simple Wisdom; Philippine Sun Star (Manila, Philippines); Nov 14, 2004. "Aniston reportedly hied out of town to meet hubby Brad Pitt in Little Rock, Ark." Michael Sneed; The Rice Report; Chicago Sun-Times; Nov 18, 2004. Has a brief quote you read somewhere ever made you think more than you would have thought after spending several weeks with a heavy tome? Perhaps that's what Friedrich Nietzsche had in mind when he said, "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book." In this spirit, we'll feature five short yet potent words this week. -Anu Garg X-Bonus If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money. -Abigail Van Buren, advice columnist (1918- )

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