Monday, August 11, 2008

Merriam-Webster


My husband and I took our grand kids to the mall - it was there that our grandson, Austin, received his very first dictionary from Grandpa. A dictionary we sure would provide a wonderful educational experience for him. So here we are, in a very crowded mall, allowing Austin’s little sister to play in the children’s indoor play area while the three of us sat in the outer-lying seats dedicated for their caregivers. It is there that Austin opens his dictionary loudly and clearly pronouncing the word "Virgin!” for all to hear. Then he went on to read the definition, again quite loudly, in front of everyone, “A person, typically a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse.” To this new plethora of knowledge we abruptly found our grand daughter and swiftly left the children’s play area red-faced.

Kim W.

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