\u00a1Feliz D\u00eda del Diccionario!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00ed, es algo real. Se celebra el 16 de octubre, el cumplea\u00f1os de Noah Webster, que naci\u00f3 en 1758.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00e9jenme contarles lo que Noah Webster se propuso. Quer\u00eda escribir un gran diccionario del idioma ingl\u00e9s tal como lo usaban realmente los estadounidenses. Comenz\u00f3 en 1807, cuando ten\u00eda casi cincuenta a\u00f1os. Lo termin\u00f3 en 1828, cuando ten\u00eda setenta. El libro se llamaba Un diccionario estadounidense de la lengua inglesa.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Setenta mil entradas. Alrededor de doce mil de ellas nunca hab\u00edan aparecido en un diccionario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Y aqu\u00ed viene la parte que me encanta. Para rastrear el origen de las palabras, Webster aprendi\u00f3 veintis\u00e9is idiomas por su cuenta: ingl\u00e9s antiguo, alem\u00e1n, griego, lat\u00edn, hebreo, \u00e1rabe y s\u00e1nscrito. Quer\u00eda saber no solo qu\u00e9 significa una palabra, sino tambi\u00e9n de d\u00f3nde proviene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pi\u00e9nsalo. Nadie escribe un diccionario en un fin de semana. Se hace palabra por palabra. Luego la siguiente. Y la siguiente. Durante m\u00e1s de veinte a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Me resulta maravillosamente reconfortante. No es necesario hacer grandes cosas de golpe. A veces, lo m\u00e1s importante es poner en pr\u00e1ctica la palabra de hoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Las palabras tambi\u00e9n encierran peque\u00f1as historias. Aqu\u00ed les presento una de mis favoritas. La palabra compa\u00f1ero<\/em> Proviene de dos antiguas palabras latinas que significan "con" y "pan". Un compa\u00f1ero es alguien con quien compartes el pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As\u00ed que un acompa\u00f1ante no es solo alguien que est\u00e1 presente. Un acompa\u00f1ante es alguien que se sienta a tu mesa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00bfNo es genial?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aqu\u00ed tienes una peque\u00f1a actividad para el D\u00eda del Diccionario. Elige una palabra que siempre hayas querido buscar. Lee la entrada completa, incluso la parte que normalmente te saltas. Luego, \u00fasala en una nota para alguien hoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Una palabra. La palabra de hoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As\u00ed es como se escriben setenta mil palabras. Una palabra a la vez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Me encantar\u00eda escuchar tu palabra. \u00bfNo crees que ser\u00eda genial encontrar una palabra, aprenderla y compartirla con los dem\u00e1s? Yo s\u00ed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Creo que esta palabra es la que m\u00e1s me gusta. Melifluo<\/strong> (adjetivo): Dulce y suave, que suele describir una voz o m\u00fasica. Literalmente significa "que fluye con miel" (lat\u00edn). Mel<\/em>, Miel).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00bfCu\u00e1l es el tuyo?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a1Feliz D\u00eda del Diccionario! Noah Webster aprendi\u00f3 veintis\u00e9is idiomas por su cuenta y escribi\u00f3 setenta mil entradas, palabra por palabra. Una alegre reflexi\u00f3n sobre el trabajo paciente y las peque\u00f1as historias que se esconden tras las palabras.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":132804860,"featured_media":17605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9466,785751986,78566],"tags":[785752558,785750968,785752621,785751011,15146],"class_list":["post-17612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-character","category-daily-reflections","category-life-reflections","tag-dictionary","tag-history","tag-noah-webster","tag-reflection","tag-wonder"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9vUsN-4A4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":684,"url":"https:\/\/my-all-about-you.com\/es\/2024\/09\/05\/acquiesce-only-after-you-know-yourself\/","url_meta":{"origin":17612,"position":0},"title":"Acepta, solo despu\u00e9s de conocerte a ti mismo.","author":"myallaboutyou","date":"septiembre 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination. - Robert Frost Acquiesce means to accept,\u2026","rel":"","context":"En "Faith"","block_context":{"text":"Faith","link":"https:\/\/my-all-about-you.com\/es\/category\/faith\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/my-all-about-you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/acquiesce-cartoon.jpg?fit=250%2C432&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6334,"url":"https:\/\/my-all-about-you.com\/es\/2025\/02\/25\/choosing-words-wisely-a-call-for-change\/","url_meta":{"origin":17612,"position":1},"title":"Elegir las palabras con sabidur\u00eda: Un llamado al cambio","author":"myallaboutyou","date":"febrero 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In a world where cursing is a no-go zone thanks to Dad's etiquette tips, our author opts for classy communication\u2014even in frustration! 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