It was several months ago when I happened onto mention of AWAD; I believe it was in Newsweek magazine. I think that was an issue I browsed through while waiting for my (ex) boyfriend's doctor appointment. It was out of town and I had accompanied him. I jotted down a few interesting URL's from the magazine. This one really panned out! I've been an AWAD subscriber for several months, and I'm just now trying some posting, after reading some fairly recently. I have long been fascinated by word etymology and also all kinds of trivia, and I love learning, and books. I am still stumbling around on my computer, because it's very new to me! I am genuinely impressed by what I see on the boards here -- signs of intelligent life, I guess you could say! and friendly people who are
not nitpickers who make me afraid to join in the conversation! (Thanks for not being language police!)
