WordGirl

When I was in graduate school, I was often totally offended by my magazine writing professor's tendancy to highlight incorrect word usage and grammar mistakes in any old flyer he found around the university.  I thought it was rude.  Slowly, though, I became him.  I have to bite my tongue to keep from correcting people's language, and I actually keep some of the most offending e-mails with which to amuse myself when it's slow around the office. I'm horrible.  I once tortured a co-worker for weeks because he incessantly used the word "socialize" incorrectly. I do not think that word means what you think it does.

Imagine my delight when I discovered there's now a new superhero called WordGirl who spends all of her time correcting word usage and introducing kids to 50-cent words like "arduous" and "abscond."

I love her already.

I watched an interview between Word Girl and Jim Lehrer, as well as a few shorts, and I can't wait for the series premiere that will be tomorrow, September 7 on PBS.  This will be on my DVR. 

WORDGIRL!