One of the reasons I so enjoy talking with my father-in-law is that we share a passion for using words that might leave other family members scratching their heads and wondering what on earth we were saying. His lexicon is rooted in a time when having a broad vocabulary was an indication of being well read; which he is.
Apart from an encyclopaedia I won in a competition there wasn't a single book in the house when I was growing up, but as a child I was an avid reader and absolutely loved learning new words and would literally sit and read a dictionary when I had chance to.
Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.