WORD

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As expected author Donaldson populates TLD with words archaic. At some point I found myself in the E-dictionary at least once a page. I never know for sure which definition Donaldson may be using for best effect with words I’m not secure in understanding. Its my observation that Donaldson likes the 2 and if available, even the 3rd definition of an antique in his applications. You just don’t know until you look them up..

I don’t know if it’s the author, or the on-line dictionaries, but every word I looked up for help in understanding , I found. I recall just a few years ago , a Donaldson antique seemed to have stumped the E-webster. Someone going the extra distance for help , found it in the Oxford, The Mother of All Offered Help,,Saint OED. Webster answered my call every time , this time. Perhaps the help is improving.

The specifics can and will be discussed when Dissection begins. There are some doozies. I’ve always liked Donaldson’s word smithy: a craft that differentiates literature from most other venues, forces us to seek help if understanding is wanted. It seems that its more than coincidental that the author has the concept of “ Help” so central to the story. Not only must the characters grasp the essence of “ Help’’,,but so must the reader. Fascinating how the author forbids us from taking the easy direct route by interjecting old archaic words that make us stop, look up, and even realize whole other paths. That’s the Magic of Donaldson’s Spell.

Hows that for self referential?