All about words

Subconscious spell check.
We do it all the time.
Just a while ago, i created a Label "Journal"...
Its been a long time since i've seen that word in use, but the spelling comes automatically to mind.
I typed it down and this sudden thought "Is this a really valid word".
It sounds stupid now even to me, but for a few seconds there, i truly doubted the existence of such a word.
So i went ahead and asked my reliable friend, Google. And yes, there is a word called "Journal".

Thing is, the English I use on daily basis these days, its the same as my 5th grade nephew would use.
The hidden reasoning behind that is, if we use complex vocab when we talk, we run the risk of being a social outcast in the very near future(like the very next minute).
Forget about society, even personally, if i hear someone give the kind of speech which my nephew wouldn't understand, i would run away screaming (if i had a choice to do so) rather than sit there listening.
But when it comes in written form, am a die hard fan of Literature - idioms, double entendre, ...(oops, i forgot what else is there, so lets go with 'etc'...), etc... all sorts of stuff, that you normally wouldn't encounter in regular spoken English... those words are a feast to the eyes and food to the mind.

Dust settled down on the unused words which i collected from books across the years and stored lovingly in colorful closets in my mind. Time for some spring cleaning, wipe out the dust and freshen my mind with some rich literature.. How about Shakespeare.. or R.K.Narayan... or John Keats... or William Wordsworth... (can't think of more names, i blame it on the dust again :) )

Coming up next, 5 posts with the summary on the stories/poems i pick this weekend.