Diary

Diary

The word Diary is derived from the Latin word, diarium, which itself comes from, dies, meaning day. A Diary is a daily record of the writer’s own experiences, observations, attitudes, thoughts, etc. This informal style is Autobiographical Writing. Diaries are generally written for the writer’s use alone. Therefore the diary has a directness to it that is nothing like writing done for publication. [RA] {EB}
The writing of a Diary is often of a very personal nature. In extraordinary situations Diary writing is published. One famous Diary is The Diary of Anne Frank. [AM] {CL}