Some of us learn words to do better in tests, others just for the fun of discovering new words. But words show us something deeper as well: Words are the symbols of our common humanity.
What could an Iranian have in common with a Brit, or a Greek with an Indian, for example? Yet, when we look at words we find we are not that much different after all. Farsi's sitareh and English's star, Greek's aster and Hindi's tara, all came from a common root. They are children of a common ancestor. We hope to continue to connect [from Latin con- (with) + nectere (to tie)] you with words but we need your help. Spring Contributing Membership Drive If you enjoy the words, please consider becoming a contributing member this season. http://wordsmith.org/awad/friends.html As a token of our appreciation, those contributing $100 or more are invited to choose any one of the following thank-you gifts: o A downloadable copy of the word game Alphatris for Windows, courtesy Mace Software o A copy of gorgeous world map with Internet country codes, courtesy Visibone Co. o A copy of one of the books, "Another Word A Day" or "A Word A Day" autographed by yours truly, courtesy John Wiley & Sons. We always welcome your words -- keep us posted with your comments and suggestions. Thank you, Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) ............................................................................ Language is the archives of history. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882) Send your comments to (words at wordsmith.org). To subscribe, unsubscribe, update address, gift sub, etc. visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
