When it comes to vocabulary building, you need to remember that it’s not just how many words you know, but how many words you can use correctly. As was pointed out in a recent blog post, using words incorrectly will … Continue reading…
In a fascinating study published last month in the journal of the Public Library of Science, researchers found that they could track a person’s neural activity while they were speaking and “map” the shapes of the words as they appear … Continue reading…
A good vocabulary will give you the ability to maximize the opportunities you have to improve your situation at work, deal with people on a personal or professional basis, and get more out of the time you spend reading or … Continue reading…
As we mentioned in the last post, there are many ways you can find new words to add to your vocabulary. Some people like “word of the day” calendars, or being sent a new word via e-mail every day. Other … Continue reading…
Do you hop out of bed each morning thinking, “I can’t WAIT to start my vocabulary study program today!” If you’re not enthusiastic about learning new vocabulary, then you might not be putting the energy into your study routine that … Continue reading…
How is your vocabulary study progressing? Have you discovered that – no matter how much you grumble about the need to put in some daily study time – the best results come from regular practice? We’re sure of your eventual … Continue reading…
It’s easier to become enthusiastic and involved with a study program – any course of study, not just English vocabulary – if you find reasons to be invested in that program. A good way to make sure you buy into … Continue reading…
If you’re feeling like the time you set aside for vocabulary study is wasted, or that you’re just to busy to spend any time on learning new vocabulary words in the first place, then you might want to stop a … Continue reading…
In French, they call it l’esprit d’escalier, or “staircase wittiness” – it’s the perfect comeback that you could have used to get the better of the person you’d been arguing with, if only you’d come up with it before you … Continue reading…
There are many ways to learn and remember new vocabulary words. Repetition is a common method, and writing out a word over and over and saying it out loud several times will definitely help that word stick in your mind. … Continue reading…