Words I've looked up recently
Of late I've become quite an aficionado of the dictionary. There are an astounding number of words we all think we know the meanings of, that we really don't. We think we've figured them out from context, and may even use them in our own speech. However if you start to question how sure you are of what any word really means, and start looking them up, I think you will be amazed at how many words you had wrong. I certainly was. I still am.
Words I've looked up recently whose meanings I was wrong or significantly inaccurate about:
Other words I've looked up recently, upon admitting to myself that I really did not know what they meant:
May I recommend Merriam-Webster OnLine. It pronounces the words for you too! I mean audio speech, not just phonetic spelling.
Sometimes I re-read these posts (quite often in fact) and I think to myself, "Man! What a bunch of boring crap! Who would ever want to read this stuff??"
Then I think, "Naaaaahhhh!!!"
