Amanuensis Monday Extra

I had never seen the word amanuensis before Mr. Newmark used it on his blog Transylvanian Dutch.  However, I was reading To Kill a Mockingbird (by Harper Lee) and there it was in the middle of the story.  Here's a web link that shows you where it is in the story.  Aunt Alexandra joins the Maycomb Amanuensis Club.  Isn't strange that right after you learn a new word, you see it over and over again?  

Comments

[Heather Rojo]

Very funny! I posted something similar because earlier today I wrote about Rev. William Bentley's diary, and then later tonight I found he had used the word "amanuensis" on page 484 of Volume 4.

[Martin Hollick]

Great minds work alike!