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Hi, I’m a word junkie. I read them, I read about them, I laugh at them, I play with them, I set them, I collect them. A single well-positioned word can spin me off into a meta-journey, and I just can’t seem to get enough of them. And when I’m not reading or setting them, I’m usually verbally abusing them.

This site is about words. Their meanings, their grammar, their display. As such, the remit of this site encompasses typography and linguistic elements.

I hope you enjoy your visits here.

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• About theWORDjunkie

  I'm a word junkie. I'm fascinated by the etiological root of words. I collect, catalogue and compare them and this site is where I do it. Contact me regarding misplaced apostrophes, spelling mistakes (oh the shame!) and syntax errors.

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