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FIELD NOTES

FROM THE WORLD OF WORDS

B. Lee Coyne, ATMS

We have arrived at 2022, a brand new year for new adventure. For this longtime Toastmaster
it will mark a transition to becoming a nationally published author. The working title is: My
Luv Affair with the World of Words. It’s all about building a vocabulary.

Without words there are absolutely no brings us to Crayons. That adds color unto
sentences. These are our linchpins to making C fe. Also to figures of speech.
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speeches. • Caught red handed.
• Singing the blues.
We envision this as a resource book for • Green with envy.
parents and educators. Its format tracks Certainly helpful fodder for any Toastmaster!!!
down how a tyke named Lee gathered new
words without knowing it.
gives us Dictionary. As we dissect language,
When we give it thought we soon discover D we also garner antonyms and synonyms.
that everyday activity adds its contribution. Play with prefixes and also suffixes such as pre-
It is not unlike tributaries that feed into a and post-. Let our grammarian gain insight. . .
racing river. not oversight.

This book uses letter chapters. Let’s
explore Chapters A to E. leads us to Edibles. What can be more

a
E ppetizing than yummy food to eat? Meat
and fish and poultry varieties attract us to
represents Anagrams. That was the indulge. Veggies chime in as fruits follow
A crabble forerunner.Learning which en route.
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letters were most/least in use aroused my
awareness toward sounds. Have we now whetted your appetite to

expand in new directions? Do you
possess a hunger to learn more?
relates to Body Parts. I dorecall the doc It’s the Toastmasters way!
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B aying to me: “Stick out your tongue.”
Mom would tell me: “Wash yourhands before
you eat!” All were basic vocabulary.

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