Will Mari
The Daily
I’m a second-year senior majoring in journalism and history, and have been with The Daily since transferring to the UW from Bellevue Community College in 2006.
There, now shrouded in the mists of time, are the storied beginnings of my famed column, “Will’s Word of the Week,” which had its first edition in January 2005, not coincidentally, on a Wednesday (I’ve always loved alliteration). I started with just the dictionary on the shelf nearest me (the first one was quite short, and, if I recall, on usageaster, meaning “a self-proclaimed word expert”).
With a breaks, I’ve kept it up since then (it’s hard to believe it’s lasted this long!), through the good graces of my editors and the unflagging attention of you, my dedicated readers. Basically, I get to dig into the etymological roots of our language, mostly because I – and lots of other people, apparently – find this stuff interesting. It’s an honor to be your usageaster.