October 16 - National Dictionary Day

"I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything." 

~  Steven Wright

I was too late to post this on time, but yesterday was National Dictionary Day. Not the biggest or most famous holiday, true, but it does honor Noah Webster, who is considered the father of the American dictionary.

The point of this holiday is to get people to recognize the importance of having strong dictionary skills, as well as expanding one's vocabulary. 

So, if you are an American, go ahead and open a dictionary - assuming you still have one in this age of the internet - and look up a few random, new words. See if you can memorize them. Or, better yet, see if you can use them in conversation today.

Happy Dictionary Day (a day belated)!