HOW TO EXPAND VOCABULARY

Diamond_angel20

I know this is completely non-weightloss related , but I had a question; How can I improve my writing skills and really expand my vocabulary?
Tell me some of ur tips that u use on a regular basis, Im interested in knowing other peoples methods and techinques

Lone_Wolf70

really its simple. You need to diverisfy what you read. The best writers are always the most well read.

sbbhbm

Read a book.

And stop using "ur" and "u" in place of real words.

JesterMFP

For expanding your vocabulary, read more - and increase the variety of the kinds of things you read.

chubby_checkers

Get a word-a-day calendar. Try to use that word in a coversation at least 10 times.

(Re) Learn the basics of grammar, puncuation, and spelling. This goes a long way in making you look/sound more intellegent.

dirtnap63

A vocabulary is actually a lot like a muscle. The more you use it the greater it becomes.

ninerbuff

really its simple. You need to diverisfy what you read. The best writers are always the most well read.

THIS. Learning correct terminology helps too. Lots of people use the word "toned" on here, but it doesn't exist as a adjective in the dictionary for how a body looks.

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wolverine66

Get a word-a-day calendar. Try to use that word in a coversation at least 10 times.

(Re) Learn the basics of grammar, puncuation, and spelling. This goes a long way in making you look/sound more intellegent.

- I'm just playing.

Actually, you don't need a "word of the day" calendar. I have an app from dictionary.com that will send me a new word every day.

Also, be curious. If you see a word you are not sure about, look it up to see what it means. I look up a word almost every day, just out of curiosity.

mrphil86

I'd sit on a dictionary and let osmosis take place.

Just make sure it's an American dictionary. It would be really awkward to speak half the words in an American accent and the others in a British.

aliciagetshealthy

As well as the previous suggestions, add crossword puzzles, scrabble, or any other word game. Pick up a thesaurus and look up words you currently use to find ones that are synonymous. And even though it's been said before, read.

theCarlton

Just echoing the "diversify reading" comments. Don't bother trying to learn one-at-a-time words from Dictionary's Word of the Day. You need to read words in their proper contexts. So start with reading legitimate books, not just blogs of interest to you. Be a voracious reader.

chubby_checkers

Get a word-a-day calendar. Try to use that word in a coversation at least 10 times.

(Re) Learn the basics of grammar, puncuation, and spelling. This goes a long way in making you look/sound more intellegent.

- I'm just playing.

Actually, you don't need a "word of the day" calendar. I have an app from dictionary.com that will send me a new word every day.

Also, be curious. If you see a word you are not sure about, look it up to see what it means. I look up a word almost every day, just out of curiosity.

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I think I proved my own point! :laugh:

quirkytizzy

Read. Practice writing. Read. And practice some more.

Practice and reading are the best ways to go about it. Find an author you like and try writing about your life through their style. It'll give you confidence to work with writing you look up to and will help you learn your own voice and how it comes through your words. A journal can be an invaluable tool for that.

PototaeLuvvr

readin is fun

demorelli

Put a dictionary under your pillow. You'll learn new words in your sleep.

catrinaHwechanged

I'm not sure. Grandiloquence come to me naturally.

EvgeniZyntx

Reading massively, word lists, foreign languages, Latin and Greek roots. Various apps like flash my brain.

For example, cat comes from cattus - Greek.

zerryz

Reading massively, word lists, foreign languages, Latin and Greek roots. Various apps like flash my brain.

For example, cat comes from cattus - Greek.

^^This, and..

I'd sit on a dictionary and let osmosis take place.

Just make sure it's an American dictionary. It would be really awkward to speak half the words in an American accent and the others in a British.

^Very funny

really its simple. You need to diverisfy what you read. The best writers are always the most well read.

Not necessarily so. However, many are. A number of well-read authors are above average at most but their books happen to have a good story line or deal with a popular topic/theme. No matter the writing level, they all help with increasing one's vocab though. As a foreigner, it was my single best source of new words. Being surrounded with friends who have an impressive vocab helped quite a bit too.

ScatteredThoughts

I'm not sure. Grandiloquence come to me naturally.

I'm terse.

JesterMFP

really its simple. You need to diverisfy what you read. The best writers are always the most well read.

Not necessarily so. However, many are. A number of well-read authors are above average at most but their books happen to have a good story line or deal with a popular topic/theme.

I understood "well read" here as "has read a lot of books", not "a writer whose work is read by a lot of people".

zerryz

really its simple. You need to diverisfy what you read. The best writers are always the most well read.

Not necessarily so. However, many are. A number of well-read authors are above average at most but their books happen to have a good story line or deal with a popular topic/theme.

I understood "well read" here as "has read a lot of books", not "a writer whose work is read by a lot of people".

Ah-Ha!