The Love of Words

When I look up a word in the dictionary, I often see other words on the same page and get intrigued by them and their meanings. Sometimes I spend several minutes or more just reading the dictionary. Some find this odd, but it's just who I am. I love words.

Recently, I discovered that the word thesaurus comes from a Greek word that means treasure chest. We tend to use the same set of words repeatedly, while ignoring the vast array of synonyms we could be using. When I'm preparing a Bible lesson, I sometimes research the Greek or Hebrew meanings of words. That opens up an even larger treasure store of words.

That's the way I see the entire English language--as a vast treasure of words.