8 June 2014

mores

[mawr-eyz, -eez, mohr-]

plural noun Sociology .

– folkways of central importance accepted without question and embodying the fundamental moral views of a group. ‘Social mores have changed significantly over the last century’.

Origin:
1905–10; < Latin mōres, plural of mōs usage, custom

Synonyms
customs, conventions, practices.

Today’s aphorism

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

– Gore Vidal

On this day

8 June 1921 – birth of Ivan Southall AM, DFC, Australian writer of young-adult fiction and non-fiction. Books include ‘Ash Road’, ‘Let the Balloon Go’, ‘Hill’s End’, ‘Fly West’ and ‘Josh. Died 15 November 2008.

8 June 1967 – During the Six Day War, Israel launched a naval and air assault on the USS Liberty as it sits in international waters near Egypt’s Gaza Strip. The attack left 34 US crewmen dead and injured 171 others. Israel claimed the attack was an accident, while some witnesses claimed it was deliberate.