Blogging from A to Z Challenge: This Word is not a Beautiful Word

Hello and welcome to the Focused on Story blog. Deep into the blogging challenge now, I must apologize to my followers. When I signed up for this challenge, I didn't think about how my followers would be receiving an email EVERY DAY from the site to let them know a new blog post was up. I'm sure one day a week is plenty. Just let me say, followers will be receiving one post a week after April 30. Hang in there with me. I DO appreciate your time and support.

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~pulchritude~

Pronounced puhl-kri-tood

physical beauty; comeliness.

Dictionary.com

I know. I know. Pulchritude is NOT a word that makes one think of beauty. I mean, really, it’s an ugly-sounding word. Maybe that’s why I fell in love with it? This word was an eye-opener for me. The first time I heard it, the disbelief of its meaning grabbed my attention and fueled my curiosity about words. How many more odd words are there like this? How many “50 cent” words could I discover?  This was the first word that fascinated me, but I don't know exactly when I heard or read the word.. I was hooked on being a Word Nerd after this.

Mark Twain's quote

Do you remember the first word that hooked you into being a Word Nerd? Was it a word or a whole story or book? Or perhaps a person you admired was a Word Nerd? Please leave your comment below and let us know your experience. Thank you.

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