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The holidays sent me spiraling into a worse depression than usual this year.
I am happy to say that I have recovered and that I am inspired, once again, to write.
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A Word a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
A blog for wordophiles by a wordophile.
About This Blog
I love language. I enjoy playing with words and even, yes, reading dictionaries, thesauruses and style manuals.
Last fall, when I was motivating myself to write again, I recalled some advice from a very wise English teacher who told me that one of the keys to learning new vocabulary was to make the words relevant.
I thought that would be an excellent daily writing exercise for myself, so I started a daily blog on my MySpace blog with a word of the day. After the traditional definition, synonyms and usage blurbs, I added a section called "Relevance to My life," in which I'd use the word in a description of some aspect of my life.
Occasionally I'd add "What it is NOT" entries and video clips, some of which were directly relevant, and others which resulted from my stream-of-consciousness train of thought.
I hope that you enjoy them!
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