6.1 Pilfer

When and Where Did I Find the Word: I first heard of this word in chapter 6 of our LTED 625 text, Content Area Writing Instruction.

Full citation: Daniels, H., Zemelman, S. & Steineke, N. (2007). Content-area writing: Every teacher's guide. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

What the Word Means: Accorning to dictionary.com, pilfer is a verb that means "to steal, especially in small quantities."

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pilfer

Level of Familiarity: As stated above, this is my first encounter with this word and while reading, I had to stop and re-read the context that it was in to get an idea of what it meant.

Do I Want To Know This Word Well? I have survived many years without knowing this word and to be completely honest, the synonyms have served me just fine. I don't think it's a word that I need to know but it's one that I recognize when I come across it in the future.

Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well? Who and Why? For the same reasons listed above, I do not think that this word is something that needs to be in everyone's vocabulary. It's not something that we see very often in texts and I don't think that it's a term that is crucial to know and understand.