So I read my dictionary - but you probably already know that. My favorite is clearly my Oxford Dictionary of Current English (3rd ed.)
Sometimes I rely a little heavily on spell check - which the fine folks at blogger.com did not see fit to install with the standard version of A Day in the Life... - but it's cool because I keep my little handy dandy OED nearby, just in case style. One of the reasons I like my OED so well is because it tells me the origin of the word; sometimes, based on the origin of a particular word, I'm prompted to look up newer and different(er) words.
Just now, for my previous post (see below) in fact, I wanted to know how to spell mesmerize (I thought there were more z's than the doctor actually ordered) - so I looked it up. You will never guess what I learned!
*ahem*
mesmerism (n.) dated hypnotism.
- ORIGIN named after the Austrian physician Franz A. Mesmer
Kind of cool, huh?
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2 comments:
You and that dictionary reminds me of Granny! She kept one next to her chair all the days of her life!
Mom
Ha! Yeah, Nana said the same thing.
:)
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