I have always been intrigued by words and their definitions.  I believe word choice is crucial whether writing or speaking.  Many of the words I use daily were learned while reading thus giving me a rather decent vocabulary.  I don’t see this happening with children today.  Too many books are dumbed down for them, and this trend that has crept into adult fiction.

I don’t claim to be a master.  I will undoubtedly make mistakes.  Please be tactful when pointing them out.  In the meantime, I’ll keep learning and striving for the very best language in everything I do.

For this reason, I have created The Weight of Words.  I’ll feature various words and definitions I have found interesting.  I hope you will find them useful and/or helpful.  If you have any word suggestions for this category, please don’t hesitate to comment.