Dictionary Day

A day to remember Noah Webster.

(You’ve heard of the

Webster’s Dictionary, right?)

Webster was born today –

back in 1758.

Webster started writing his dictionary

when he was 43 years old…

and it took him 27 years to finish it!

I wonder what Webster

would think of today’s dictionary?

Each year, more words are added

to the dictionary…

slang words, words created, accepted

 and used by large numbers of people.

 So, this year’s words?

Earworm ("a song or melody

that keeps repeating in one's mind")

  bucket list (yep, from the movie)

gassed (slang - drained of energy)

aha moment (a moment of

sudden realization, inspiration,

 insight, recognition, or comprehension)

f-bomb

(yep – f-bomb is now a “real” word!)

man cave (every man needs a hiding cave!)

So… to get a word into the dictionary,

you just need to be clever enough

to come up with something very catchy,

encourage others to use it…

and before long,

you will have created a real word!

 

Happy Dictionary Day!