OK, so English is not my first language, but I enjoy spending a lot of my time reading books and I enjoy watching "quality TV" (documentaries especially on animals) because it is interesting. I hate idiotic, stupid, offensive shows. But anyway, since I read a lot I pick up a lot of new words and they NATURALLY become part of my vocabulary. Then, when I happen to talk to my husband he always tells me that I am making up words because he has never heard the ones I use. I do not do it to sound smart as he says, it is just that I have NO WAY of knowing if a word is "fancy" or not (I read it in books or hear it on TV and assume it is correct to use). So, when this happens I go get the vocabulary and show my husband that I am not making up words! How would this make you feel? For example, have you ever heard the word "conciliate"? How about "diurnal"? "Crepuscular"? Do you have to look these words up? Any thoughts, suggestions? Thank you!
2007-11-17
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