Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading.

Vocabulary April 17, 2008

Filed under: Wordpress — --Deb @ 1:11 am

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Suggested by Nithin:

I’ve always wondered what other people do when they come across a word/phrase that they’ve never heard before. I mean, do they jot it down on paper so they can look it up later, or do they stop reading to look it up on the dictionary/google it or do they just continue reading and forget about the word?


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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101 Responses to “Vocabulary”

  1. trish Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 1:24 am

    I liked this question! And it even took me into a random direction…

    http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/vocabulary-booking-through-thursday/

  4. Julia Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 2:01 am

    Morning everyone (Hi Deb!) ! Happy BTTs!

    Here Mine!

  11. Mikko Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 4:30 am

    Good day! Interesting question, and my answer is here: http://www.melankolia.net/mikkoreads/2008/04/btt_vocabulary.html

  16. Cereal Girl Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 5:50 am

    This is my first BTT in ages. What a good question.

    #links

  17. Juli Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 5:59 am

    Happy Thursday. Mine is here

  26. Sarah Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 7:45 am

    Here’s mine, well, here’s a story about this topic! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SmallWorld/517750/

  27. thatsthebook Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 7:49 am

    And here is my post. For those who usually read my posts you may notice that I have moved. Until next Thursday…have a good one!

    http://thatsthebook.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/booking-through-thursday-6booking-through-thursday-6/

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    April 17, 2008 at 8:03 am

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  29. Melissa Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 8:09 am

    Oh, good question.
    My answer is here.

  32. Tracy Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 8:40 am

    Good Question. I never seem to be able to give a short answer though, lol.
    http://manyhomeblessings.blogspot.com/2008/04/booking-through-thursday-vocabulary.html

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    April 17, 2008 at 8:41 am

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  38. Alix Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 9:06 am

    I love this question! It linked really well to a book I have just finished which had lots of new vocabulary in it.

    My answer is HERE

    Happy Thursday

  41. Crissy Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 9:39 am

    Mine is here: http://soliloquy-ct.blogspot.com/2008/04/vocabulary.html

    Looking forward to reading the other entries.

  45. Mo Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 9:55 am

    Okay, here’s my answer (a fun question, BTW):

    http://mosmind.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-does-it-all-mean.html

    Have a great weekend,, y’all!

  46. Becca Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 9:56 am

    I loved this question. My entry is up at:
    http://beccalovesbooks.blogspot.com

  48. bethany canfield Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 10:18 am

    Hey, here it is!!! what are you are you a looker or a skipper?!?! haha.

    here is my answer:
    http://exlibrisbb.blogspot.com/2008/04/vocabulary.html

    why am I always so late, I guess since i live on the west coast, or maybe you all get up earlier than me!

  53. Aria Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Here’s mine!

    Happy BTT!

  58. Jaimie Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    I’m a little late today!
    Here is mine!
    http://lovingmyhome.blogspot.com/

  59. Moon Rani Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    Here’s my reply. Happy BTT!

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  63. Shannon H. Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    Here is my response:

    http://shaycv.blogspot.com/2008/04/booking-through-thursday-vocabulary.html

    I do a variety of things, depending on what book I am reading, how interesting the book is and where I am at the time I am reading the book. I prefer to look up the word(s) online using http://www.dictionary.com but I also have a dictionary (hard copy) at work and at home to look up words. Google comes in handy also.

  64. Nanashi-Inc.net » BTT: Vocabulary Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 1:29 pm

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  65. Joana Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    Here’s mine! Happy BTT everyone! ^_^

  67. J.C. Montgomery Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Aw, I wouldn’t have minded being number 66. That’s the number on my hockey jersey. (Yeah, Mario is ok, but I play and its the number I’ve had since no one would let me have 27)

    So where was I, oh yeah…

    Here is mine

  70. pussreboots Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    My answer is now up.

  71. bookcrazedchick Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    My answer has been posted.
    http://bookcrazedchick.wordpress.com/

  84. BookGal Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Better late than never! Happy BTT!

  88. Florinda Says:
    April 18, 2008 at 10:39 am

    I guess I did book right through Thursday and into Friday, because mine didn’t go up till this morning…but here it is.

    Have a great weekend!

  92. jeane Says:
    April 19, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    I’m a few days late this time, but I still want to add my say!

  93. serendipity Says:
    April 19, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    My second BTT, and I’m late as usual….so I don’t get any visitors. Duh…said my 3 years old.

  94. Cathrine in Norway Says:
    April 20, 2008 at 6:33 am

    I find myself just reading on for the most part. This because I read in the bath. And often feel badly about doing so – the reading on part not the bath ;-) ! As I know I am missing out on learning something new!
    But if it is a phrase that touches something in me I mark it with a pen and look it up later (not often enough)

  95. carol Says:
    April 20, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    You will find my answer posted on my blog at http://www.charliandme.blogspot.com/ . I have enjoyed reading all of the comments that have been made.

  98. mrswade Says:
    April 23, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    http://squintsquad.blogspot.com/2008/04/vocabulary.html

    I almost didn’t make it this week. I’m hoping to be faster next week.

  100. Monnibo Says:
    April 24, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    I am #100!!

    I know I was late posting this but I was out of town… and I didn’t want to miss it. Better late than never eh?

    http://www.monniblog.com/2008/04/23/ode-to-the-dictionary/

  101. sparklya Says:
    April 27, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    I’m going to answer right here as this is a really quick one – I look the words up in an online dictionary, usually the Oxford English Dictionary – luckily I have a subscription through my university. Then, I tag the page on del.icio.us with the tag ‘dictionary’ and copy+paste the key definition into the Notes section. I also include where I found the word, usually just the author’s name but sometimes a whole quotation. I can then post lists of interesting words I’ve come across to my blog, which I generate by looking in del.icio.us under the ‘dictionary’ tag – here’s an example:
    http://sparklya.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-side-of-paradise-10-interesting.html


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