Re: New words - where have you found them?

[Donna McManus <donna -dot- mcmanus -at- gmail -dot- com>]

To this, all I can say is RIP, Bill. Get back issues of National Review and
read some of his editorials. I miss reading him on a regular basis.

Better yet...maybe Youtube has videos of his old PBS show, Firing Line.
You'll really increase your vocabulary.

I might be dating myself here. But the man was wonderful with his use of
language. And...his first (native) language was actually Spanish!


On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 12:35 PM, John G <john -at- garisons -dot- com> wrote:

> I read William F. Buckley ... his Blackford Oakes spy novels are both
> insightful (he was a CIA agent in his early years) and well written. Keep a
> pad and pen close by to write down the words you want to look up and
> remember. That's where I first learned sesquipedalian ...
>
> John G
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:
>
> > On 2011-08-08, at 8:34 AM, Mark Baker <mbaker -at- analecta -dot- com> wrote:
> >
> > > ... do the infelicities of their style
> >
> > And this is why I like hanging out in writers groups. I learn so many new
> > words.
> > >
> >
> > We may not be able to write like this in environments where
> > accessibility is a must. However, in our personal writing we have free
> > range to use flowery language.
> >
> > Where do you go for your source of new words?
> >
> > Does it mean more that you find a usage for a random word you found in
> > a dictionary, over a cool word that someone else used.
> >
> > For instance, I learned about the word "metrosexual" in a word of the
> > day post in our newspaper. However, it wasn't until 10 years later
> > that I saw a usage of the word that didn't call attention to itself.
> > If I can find the reference I'll post it.
> >
> > -Tony
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