Good lord, you sound like my father! lol
I'm amazed I know as many words as I do, because every time I asked him for a definition of a word, he would say "look it up" so I never did. I guess he expected my to know how to spell everything all the time too. whatever. sigh. I only wish I didn't have that same trait now when other ask me stuff.
Ya know what I hate? When I am curious about something and can't get to the computer, and have to watch others either ignore my request, or type with one finger, and go about things very very slowly, and in the wrong directions. sigh.