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improving your vocabulary.... (pg. 2)
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by DRM
i always like to expand my vocab too and wot me and my mates do is when someone uses a interesting word then they get a fist clash (wot the u call it??) for it haha, thats sounds a bit gay like that but basically they get some love for using a big word so we all try to better each other and i find that has helped us all over the past few years. |
hmmm...that sounds like a good idea. now i just need some smarter cooler friends hahaha :p |
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| _Nut_ |
| On my google homepage I have the word of the day from dictionary.com as well. I read alot of scientific jounrals (BAMS/JAS/JAM/JofC and monthly weather review----Met Majors know those) I read those for verbage within my degree. Otherwise novels, new york times, you name it. And I used to think comic books and cartoons would do it.... ah how I wish I could be 8 again.... |
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| Sunsnail |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
so what do you people think about this? i personally subscribe to like dictionary.com word of the day and all of that. and i type up all of the words and definitions and stuff, but it's hard to remember all of them. i like trying to improve reading comprehension and my vocabulary base, although it doesn't usually find it's way into normal conversation hehe :p, but anyone else try to do this stuff? what strategies do you use? i just want to increase my capacity to retain the words that i've gone through and i'm not quite sure the best way to go about maximizing that...so thoughts? |
Hmm, I mostly just read the CORe. I must say my vocabulary has flourished since then. lawl |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RJT
If you use the word "Scrumtralescent", women will want to be with you, and men will wish to be you...
:toothless
Edit: Bonus points to anyone who knows where that's from, Myra doesn't count, since she already knows ;) |
Scrumtralescent - Meaning the ultimate good. Nothing is better than something that is scrumtralescent. Will Ferrell used it first on SNL. |
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
That's a cromulent idea. |
your spirit embiggens us all robert. |
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
that is not a word. |
stop being a kwyjibo |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian^
stop being a kwyjibo |
A big, dumb, balding north-american ape? |
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| metalgearsolid |
| hey I need a big word for astonish anyone has a bigger smarter word for astonishment? |
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| {b.s.e.} |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian^
your spirit embiggens us all robert. |
You're not going anywhere until you tell me what a "kwyjibo" is. :wtf: |
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by {b.s.e.}
You're not going anywhere until you tell me what a "kwyjibo" is. :wtf: |
see rob's post :p |
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| {b.s.e.} |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian^
stop being a kwyjibo |
! i can't believe someone posted that before me! and it was so random! :wtf: |
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| Sunsnail |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
hey I need a big word for astonish anyone has a bigger smarter word for astonishment? |
surprise :toothless |
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