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Writing NI: Dictionaries & Dinosaurs

Posted by DFO

Jan. 27, 2012 5:15 p.m. • 5 comments

I adore words. I think most writers do. We thrill to the sound of a new one and instinctively store it away for use at a later date, like a dog with a bone. Long ago I promised myself I would always look up words I didn’t recognize. I’ve pretty much adhered to that dictum ever since. For many years that meant keeping a dictionary nearby; and later, as my writing ambition grew, I added a thesaurus. But with the advances in technology during the past decade, my word-finding tools have evolved, sadly turning my treasured reference books into dusty relics of a bygone era - dinosaurs in a digital world/Mary Jane Honegger, Writing North Idaho. More here. (Courtesy photo: Writing North Idaho)

Question: Do you enjoy looking up unknown words in a dictionary or its online equivalent?

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