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Happy #DictionaryDay! Here are our top ten suggestions for how you can celebrate wherever you are.
10. Read about Noah Webster's many successful spelling reforms. And the ones that didn't catch on. (We almost had 'soop' and 'tung.') https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/noah-websters-spelling-wins-and-fails
9. Cut thumb notches in all your books.
8. Make today the day you finally figure out i.e. and e.g.
Bookmark it for when you need to look it up again tomorrow. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ie-vs-eg-abbreviation-meaning-usage-difference
Bookmark it for when you need to look it up again tomorrow. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ie-vs-eg-abbreviation-meaning-usage-difference
7. Listen to one of our podcasts. Find that the English language is a weirder thing than you ever thought. Get some laundry done. https://digital.nepr.net/podcasthub/word-matters/
6. Alphabetize your spice rack.
5. Honor Noah Webster's memory by finding a word with an extra U in it and kicking it.
4. Get a tattoo. Reflect upon how the pain is less than having to define every word starting with S.
3. Pick a random word. Write a haiku with it that beautifully describes life's divine interplay of beauty and strife.
Or maybe a haiku about breakfast.
Or maybe a haiku about breakfast.
2. Memorize this pronunciation. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg%2C%20Lake
1. Find a rock. Paint your favorite word on it. Hide it and never tell a soul.
