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Originally Posted by patrickt
I tend to agree. Before I had my Kindle, I would "interrupt my reading" to jot down the word on a 3x5 index card to look up when I was at my computer. I enjoy books written by Brits and some use a lot of slang that is foreign to me. I can remember returning home with 10-15 words on a 3x5 index card to look up.
I'm sure some know all the words they need to know. I had a friend who worked the NYT crossword each day, in ink, and would finish in 20 minutes. Everyone was amazed until someone recovered the paper from the trash and learned he didn't really use words then he got stuck.
A quickie: What's a merkin and why is it a word?
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Oh I know...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=506h_-oG1dE
It is a pubic wig (everything I know, I learned from Xena).
My favourite Lucy Lawless interview!