Learning to read again
Look it Up
Dictionaries are dangerous. They contain all those words. Those words help describe your life. When you think about who made the first compilation of letter formations, they must have had ulterior motives. Gradually time has made dictionaries more useful because it is impossible to know that much stuff about the words in our lives. Dictionaries used to be giant, thick, heavy books that gave them gravitas. Now words are just a click away. Very lightweight. But more words are created every year, meanings are altered, and some are even the victim of neglect. Poor words. The changes usually signal societal influence. But that should not kill the word. At that point more insight might be needed to help understand it. It can seem complicated. But words are the stuff of our daily interactions, and it helps to continually be in learning mode to adapt to them. They live and breathe like humans. Because they are made by and for humans. So, dust off that dictionary and see what you can add to your own conversation today. It might give you more appreciation for those learn-a-word-a-day ponzi schemes.
Sound it out
Option #1: What words belong to you?
Option #2: Is your dictionary clickable?
Option #3: Can you recall the last new word you learned?
That’s it. After you choose the option that best describes your word use, take a few minutes to describe why you chose that option and what action, if any, may come next.
