RE: The Aardvark, the Termite and the Cucumber
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When I was about 6 or 7, I set about memorising the dictionary. Of course the first word is Aardvark and the definition was 'anteater or emmet.' I remember this particularly as that's my brother's name and we used to jeer him about it. After reading your post, I looked on line and couldn't see this mentioned anywhere. I think I must be moving back and forth into parallel universes:)
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There is a lot in our backgrounds that is similar. This is not one of those things :)) I don't believe I saw a dictionary, or at least got to hold one even briefly, until I was about 12. I would say my literacy was severely delayed, and my exposure to reading material gravely deficient.😆
But memorizing the dictionary--that's an interesting goal for any child.
Heavens, I feel that way all the time 😁
That's funny about your brother. I never tried to memorize the dictionary as a kid, but I did read through it occasionally just for fun. That, and almanacs.
When I was young my parents ran a secondhand bookshop, so I was always fascinated with words. Almanacs, that's interesting. I was fascinated by proverbs, cautionary tales and fables.