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Improving ones vocabulary.
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I have a fairly broad vocabulary, but am still often faced with unknown words, even in The Daily Mail and certainly adult reading material.
Can the mere mortals on here please provide some words they are proud to know the meaning of, which others, including myself, may need to consult a dictionary for.
As I am due to start a teaching job, I want to learn one new word a day.
A word, that is, I can use in polite society for everyday conversation. Not some chavism or medical term.
Thank you.
Can the mere mortals on here please provide some words they are proud to know the meaning of, which others, including myself, may need to consult a dictionary for.
As I am due to start a teaching job, I want to learn one new word a day.
A word, that is, I can use in polite society for everyday conversation. Not some chavism or medical term.
Thank you.
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Do you use your word Johnlambert?
I like to use my full vocabulary, but I seem to meet with a lot of resistance when I do so I tend to stick to a comfort-zone. (Comfort-zone isn't one I'm proud of.)
I try not to be proud of knowing the meaning of any word. The pride I get from the language I have comes from times when I've used it.
This week has by no means been typical but I've expressed my condolences to a friend whose eldest brother died quite suddenly of Leukaemia whilst seemingly having been in his prime and I've been trying to help a colleague at work improve her English.
I'm proud of the effort I've made, but I'm more embarrassed that I couldn't do better to be honest. It's not as if I've had the hardest of lives, and yet I still haven't mastered my native tongue.
I hope I'm not boring anyone with all that.
I like to use my full vocabulary, but I seem to meet with a lot of resistance when I do so I tend to stick to a comfort-zone. (Comfort-zone isn't one I'm proud of.)
I try not to be proud of knowing the meaning of any word. The pride I get from the language I have comes from times when I've used it.
This week has by no means been typical but I've expressed my condolences to a friend whose eldest brother died quite suddenly of Leukaemia whilst seemingly having been in his prime and I've been trying to help a colleague at work improve her English.
I'm proud of the effort I've made, but I'm more embarrassed that I couldn't do better to be honest. It's not as if I've had the hardest of lives, and yet I still haven't mastered my native tongue.
I hope I'm not boring anyone with all that.
...and I hope you never say Registry Office, when you mean Register Office. That's one of my pet hates, but don't get me started on stuff like that Stewey - I'll be here all night!
(People who get it right though, go up in my estimation instantly xx)
When do you start SM - how many words are you aiming for?
(People who get it right though, go up in my estimation instantly xx)
When do you start SM - how many words are you aiming for?
Do I use word? oh yes, I live by the maxim that "you never get a second chance to make a good first imperssion" so if I am unsure of any spelling (and if I have the time) I do use word because I wouldn't want anyone logging on for the first time and reading my answers or replies that I was an uneducated oik
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