How you first learned words

Do you have any childhood memories or interesting stories of how you first learned certain words? That's what this thread is for.

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I remember that I learned the word "fanatic" from a Calvin and Hobbes strip. When I tried to read it out loud, I pronounced it "FAN-uh-tic". My dad corrected me and told me what it meant.

"Humans and robots living together in harmony and equality. That was my ultimate wish."

I wish I could remember so I could indulge but It was so long ago,you know?

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I learned the word "paralysis" from one of the warning labels on an inflatable pool. Other than that, I don't remember much about where I learned some words.

I used to learn words by reading medicine labels and medical books when I was around 4.

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One of my first forays into the internet was participating in round-robin storytelling forums. In hindsight they were made by other teens with a pretty weak grasp of what makes a good piece of writing, so everyone was trying to out-do the next with fancy and exotic words and metaphors to the point where we started having to scour the dictionary just to tell what the last writer was trying to say.

I don't remember how I learned words, but I do know some words I have no idea how to pronounce because I'm only read them and not heard them spoken, like allegory.

edited 23rd Mar '18 12:09:25 PM by lalalei2001

The Protomen enhanced my life.

Stress the first syllable.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.

I learned the word "Masquerade" by reading the liner notes of my mom's Thriller record. When we were about 5-6 years old, my twin bro and I would grab the liner notes when she put the record on, so we could learn the words and sing along.

I learned a lot of words from Calvin and Hobbes.