Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Fun With Words

I could get lost in the dictionary. Every time I look a word up, I notice all the interesting words around it. So many wonderful words!

I can open up to any page and find words that are new to me or simply not used often. Here's a good one from the "D" section: disparage. It means: "to speak of as unimportant or small; belittle." Right below it is disparate, which means: "completely distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar." Two fabulous words on the same page. I love the English language.

2 comments:

  1. You know you're a writer when you have this disease. But it's a useful disease.

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  2. Yes, it helps you learn new words.

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