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WotD: Bookworm
Before you read any further, take a moment to create an image of a bookworm.
OK, so now that you’ve done that, let’s erase that image and create one that is much better and true.
Most language students know that bookworms read a lot.
Most people have a negative image of bookworms as people who read too much, stay inside all the time, and are, therefore, not much fun to be around.
A bookworm is a person who reads a lot.
To improve your knowledge and have interesting conversations, you might want to become a bookworm.
I disagree wholeheartedly with that assessment of avid readers.
Books are storage compartments for knowledge.
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know is in a book.
Yes, you are right when you think everything you ever wanted to know is also on the Internet.
However, have you ever noticed that people more often use the Internet to play video games and watch porn than they do to acquire knowledge?
We may be attracted to beauty or handsomeness, but if that attraction is not backed up by intelligence, it quickly fades.
As the saying goes, dumb is never cute.
That’s why I say bookworms are sexy. (By the way, I’m a bookworm.)
You may be wondering what makes a true bookworm.
Well, I found a good quote for that.
“If you want to find out if someone is a true bookworm or not, give them a thousand-page novel and see what happens.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri
Have I ever mentioned that I read War and Peace by Tolstoy when I was 16 years old?
I read it for fun and because it was a challenge.
Anyways, if you want to improve your life and knowledge and have interesting conversations, you might want to take a page from Groucho Marx’s book and become a bookworm.
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” – Groucho Marx
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 75.
The higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100, the easier the passage is to read.