In my 26 odd years on the planet I’ve borrowed words many times, I’ve owned a t-shirt that states I’m a ‘Word Burglar’, and my love of all things wordy has found me in a job where I get to commission, edit and write them. I do things in my spare time that heavily involves them – be that freelance word bits, creative bobs, journal updates, facebook or twitter communication, or just, you know, talking to people. In fact, I should think most of us use them quite a lot.
So, why not adopt one for a year? Any word you choose (as long as it’s not already taken). The cost? £20. The cause? The education of children with speech, learning and communication difficulties – a fine reason if ever there was one to go without a few beers or a bit of extra money spent on luxuries for a week or two.The whole thing can be read about at the Adopt A Word website, you can follow @adoptaword on Twitter, and you can even buy extra merchandise once you’ve adopted a word so that you can flaunt your chosen adopted on mugs, key-rings and t-shirts.
You even get to put a little message in as to why you chose the one you did. It’s a glorious celebration of words, already taken up by the likes of Stephen Fry, Scroobious Pip, and…well, me. So get adopting!
Adopt A Word
In my 26 odd years on the planet I’ve borrowed words many times, I’ve owned a t-shirt that states I’m a ‘Word Burglar’, and my love of all things wordy has found me in a job where I get to commission, edit and write them. I do things in my spare time that heavily involves them – be that freelance word bits, creative bobs, journal updates, facebook or twitter communication, or just, you know, talking to people. In fact, I should think most of us use them quite a lot.
So, why not adopt one for a year? Any word you choose (as long as it’s not already taken). The cost? £20. The cause? The education of children with speech, learning and communication difficulties – a fine reason if ever there was one to go without a few beers or a bit of extra money spent on luxuries for a week or two.The whole thing can be read about at the Adopt A Word website, you can follow @adoptaword on Twitter, and you can even buy extra merchandise once you’ve adopted a word so that you can flaunt your chosen adopted on mugs, key-rings and t-shirts.
You even get to put a little message in as to why you chose the one you did. It’s a glorious celebration of words, already taken up by the likes of Stephen Fry, Scroobious Pip, and…well, me. So get adopting!