The Most Influential Book In My Life?

I used to be a classic bookworm when I was younger.  I would devour books like oreos.  I have slowed down with mostly due to lack of time, but I have still read of lot of enjoyable novels in my life.  In addition, I know I will read many more novels that could be potentially life changing.  Hence, I cannot choose a single book that has changed my life thus far.  But since I am forced to choose for the sake of this blogging assignment, there is only book I can pick-- the dictionary.

Just as I have been influenced by man novels in my past, the dictionary has changed my life to a certain extent as well.  I enjoy learning new words and feel that dictionary access has increased my communication skills. Some of you may know that I always have a pocket dictionary in my backpack.  Lame? Maybe.  Useful? Extremely.  Dictionaries are great.  And until I am blown away by a novel, I choose the dictionary as my most influential book.

Comments

[Valentina S.]

I actually respect that and find your choice very clever. I don't know what I would have done growing up without a dictionary. Especially when you want to learn different languages.

[erin m.]

I love this Mara!!! I competely agree. I dictionary is a wonderful source for learning new words and their meanings. You never can go wrong with learning something new!!!

[Lukas M.]

The dictionary is obsolete. Nobody flips through pages anymore. Now it is simply an online database.

[Paul R.]

I think your choice is a very clever one. Even something so commonplace and seemingly dull in nature (just lists of words) can be absolutely fantastic. Sometimes, I find it interesting to flip to a random page in the dictionary and pick a random word I've never heard before.

Of course, I think I have to credit two past teachers, Mr. Gates and Ms. Kinnan, for piquing my interest in vocabulary and dictionaries.