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Sun 29 Feb, 2004 09:56 am
My vocabulary is awful & it's driving me crazy that I can't think of the right words to describe the way a person acts. Is there someplace on the web I can look up words that describe types of people or ways people are. Also is there an easy way to get a better vocabulary? And to say what I mean or feel. I don't even think I'm using the right words in these few sentences! Any help would be appreciated. thanks!
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/thesaurus/
Try this. When writing, a thesaurus can help you find the right words you are looking for.
Reference books offer an immediate fix--which is very useful. For long-range vocabulary development read-read-read and listen to people who handle the English language with grace and wit.
Good luck.
Read. Read a book or a newspaper or maybe even
something here on-line. The topic under discussion may not interest you but you will learn new words.
(I learned "sentient" yesterday-from someone posing as a cat).
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