May 20 2008

At the Podium: Erin McKean - Redefining the dictionary

Published by auria cortes at 11:12 am under at the podium

I enjoy reading the dictionary. My ex used to freak out when I read the dictionary for fun. He thought I was bored. I wasn’t. After years of being together, he got used to walking in the house and see me laying on the floor with a dictionary in hand.

Therasuas’ (spelling ?) are enjoyable to read as well.

6 Responses to “At the Podium: Erin McKean - Redefining the dictionary”

  1. # Diane J Standifordon 21 May 2008 at 2:50 am

    Me TOO! My co-workers used to think I was daft. LOL A Thesaurus is enjoyable to read also. Or, Thesauruses. I love words.

  2. # Leah J. Utason 21 May 2008 at 6:21 am

    Another dictionary reader here. I started when I was seven and have yet to be bored with it.
    I was a reporter for 20 years and I found if I was stuck for ideas or having trouble with a story I’d wander through a dictionary.
    Hmm, you make have just given me a post idea.
    Thanks.
    P.S. I got here from AW originally and have been a lurk-reader for a few months now.

  3. # Steve B. Davison 21 May 2008 at 8:36 am

    This is exactly why others think us writers are crazy. Me I read This Day in History. Same thing, they all think me crazy.

    Steve

  4. # auria corteson 21 May 2008 at 7:11 pm

    Diane, I can totally see you as a word lover.

    Leah, don’t be such a stranger. Comment more often. :-)

    Steve, I’m going to buy This Day in History. I love the concept.

  5. # Diane J Standifordon 22 May 2008 at 7:40 am

    This day in history–ME TOO! Makes me feel connected, grounded, and in the loop.

  6. # Doug Robertsonon 23 May 2008 at 1:38 am

    Like Steve I, too, always know what happened on “this day in history.” It’s on my home page, always interesting. Maybe it’s a Davis thing, I’m a Davis on the mom’s side here.

    I don’t read the dictionary, but I do have a love for and read the therasuases (that one made me laugh)

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