Re: New words - where have you found them?

[John G <john -at- garisons -dot- com>]

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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