Do you love words? By this I mean, do you get a little thrill when you use exactly the correct word? People with this peculiar affliction are given to do things like obsessively come up with, say, synonyms for the word “factotum.” (This weblog didn’t get its name for nothing.) I used the word “adiposity” last night and I enjoyed myself immensely. Yes, I will be checking myself in for treatment soon.
I might as well use this moment of embarrassment to push my favorite online word tool, GuruNet. As long as you’re connected, you can get instant definitions, synonyms, web links and other cool stuff by just clicking on a word in any program. Check it out. (dogsbody, lickspittle…OK I’ll stop)