Manchester City Library » dictionary day words fun http://manchesterlibrary.org Manchester, NH's Online Library Sun, 20 May 2012 11:00:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Dictionary Day and an unlikely source http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/543 http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/543#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:30:39 +0000 Lichen http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=543 Part of my work-a-day routine is to sign into my IM accounts on Meebo – often Meebo staff greet me with a little vignette, an insight into their company or some other interesting tidbit. This morning’s was particularly interesting:

October 16 is a special day. Though rarely celebrated outside the confines of grammar school classrooms or public libraries, Dictionary Day commemorates the birthday of American lexicographer Noah Webster, born October 16, 1758. I am not sure how long Dictionary Day has been around, but it appears we have been honoring good ol’ Mr. Webster for quite some time.

Greg goes on to discuss some of the reasons he loves words. I’m inspired to let you in on a little secret: my all-time favorite word is rutabaga. I don’t know why. I don’t even particularly like rutabagas. I just like the way the word feels in my mouth. If you have any of your own, please share below.

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