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I don't know when I became a word nerd. I have a pretty good vocabulary from reading and taking Latin; I can't remember when I started liking to "read" dictionaries (high school or college?).
I did have a "eureka" moment once, though, with a dictionary that had the history of the words, you know, the roots back to Latin/Greek, etc. I looked up either Milky Way or galaxy. I got directed to several other words and finally figured out how we got Milky Way from the word galaxy! Even with 4 years of Latin in high school, this had somehow escaped me.
Anyway, it made some big impression on me for whatever reason!
Leslie
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- )
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted panning the world.. of troy 07/31/05 02:41 AM Re: panning the world.. Jackie 07/31/05 03:22 AM Re: panning the world.. Bingley 08/01/05 05:19 AM Re: panning the world.. Elizabeth Creith 08/01/05 12:28 PM Re: panning the world.. Elizabeth Creith 08/01/05 12:29 PM Re: panning the world.. Jackie 08/01/05 12:34 PM Re: panning the world.. of troy 08/01/05 01:00 PM Re: panning the world.. vanguard 08/01/05 04:02 PM Re: panning the world.. of troy 08/01/05 05:40 PM Re: panning the world.. Bingley 08/02/05 01:43 AM Re: panning the world.. vanguard 08/02/05 04:53 PM Re: panning the world.. Zed 08/02/05 11:13 PM Re: panning the world.. Father Steve 07/31/05 06:58 PM
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