October 17 is Dictionary Day
My love for words is an influence from my mother. She used to be an English teacher before she had us. I am proud to claim that my family has a splendid love affair with words.
And I live in a house
Where there’s an oversized dictionary
That I read
As a girl
On the toilet
I love my dictionary
And I love the indented border
Every word’s in alphabetical order
Ergo, lost things
Always can be found
And I wrap my head around
The fact that in one book
Is the entire language of our species
Which is a favorite term of Nicci’s
Who’s the great-grandfather of Christina Ricci’s
(Laughs)
Yes I joke, but the words in the dictionary
Are the friends that I’ll have forever
More than the friends I have made in school
-My Friend, The Dictionary, from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Musical.
Yes, Olive Ostrovsky. I know exactly what you mean. Exactly.
And I live in a house
Where there’s an oversized dictionary
That I read
As a girl
On the toilet
I love my dictionary
And I love the indented border
Every word’s in alphabetical order
Ergo, lost things
Always can be found
And I wrap my head around
The fact that in one book
Is the entire language of our species
Which is a favorite term of Nicci’s
Who’s the great-grandfather of Christina Ricci’s
(Laughs)
Yes I joke, but the words in the dictionary
Are the friends that I’ll have forever
More than the friends I have made in school
-My Friend, The Dictionary, from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Musical.
Yes, Olive Ostrovsky. I know exactly what you mean. Exactly.