October 16th–Dictionary Day

October 16, 2009 by Chris · Comments Off
Filed under: Writer's Life

dictionary October 16th Dictionary Day October 16th marks Dictionary Day, certainly a must-remember holiday for writers. I have an old worn copy of the Webster dictionary on my desk. While online sources have cut down on the frequency of its use, I still find it helpful to use for pronunciation, derivative words, etc. It has served me well through the years.

Dictionary Day encourages us to learn new words. There are always better ways to say things. I can proudly say that I am a member of Save the Words, a movement that seeks to keep words in circulation. My adopted words include 10-cent store. It says so much about a bygone era, conjuring up memories of buying penny candy.

My other adopted word is a little more obscure, making dropping the word, phasianic, in a sentence more of a difficult task. It means of or pertaining to pheasants, by the way. Come to think of it, since pheasant hunting season is underway, I probably can easily wish a hunter a successful phasianic outing.

In any case, as writers, we love words. Words are our music, our paints, our clay. Words make it possible to create kingdoms and hells. On this day, of all days, let’s celebrate the dictionary which guides are writing journey.