Gudianne M. Romero
Prof. María Badillo
English 3201-092
September 21, 2011
The Devil's Dictionary VS The Modern Dictionary
Many centuries ago people used to believe that a bath was "A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship". (Bierce's, The Devils Dictionary). Some might agree with:
The man who taketh a steam bath,
He loseth all the skin he hath,
And for he's boliled and brilliant red,
Thinketh to cleanliness he's wed,
Forgeting that his lungs he's soiling,
With dirty vapors of the boiling" (Gwow).
Now a days people have a different point of view. It would appear awkward that for someone to say that they cannot take a bath because it is a "mystic ceremony". Therefore people now believe that a bath is and should be:
The act of soaking or cleansing the body as in water or steam. The water used for cleansing the body. A bathtub. A bathroom. A building equipped for bathing (Soukhanov 156) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language.
Works cited
The Devils Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce's
The American Heritge Dictionary of English Language
By the executive editor Anney H. Soukhanover
