The last couple of days, I have been going through the threads here, and made some personal goals. I normally write short pieces, and as...
Hey friends, I wonder if you know some tricks if you want your vocabulary in a specif area like architecture or fashion. I want to improve my...
I am en engineer and writing a book which is for both engineers and non engineers. Can I say "non engineers"? If not how? That is my question...
What do you think is the best method to make the audience understand that you're writing with a limited vocabulary on purpose because your...
I am looking for a word or expression that means roughly "a term which is commonly thought of as understood but in reality few non-specialists...
Hi, all these words supposedly mean "previously": aforetime, ere now, erst, erewhile, beforetime, ultimo, agone … 1. Of all of those listed,...
When I look at pieces written before that flow with poetic cadence, I wonder how the words contained therein could be changed into ones more...
I've no doubt that everyone will suffer from this problem at some point, feeling that your vocabulary is too limited and/or phrases are being...
I find that I am frequently scrambling for better words - not necessarily fancier, just different - and almost always have my web browser open to...
I seek to improve my vocabulary as stated in the thread title. That is I would like to acquire words that can give a very precise description and...
Hi folks, I like to extend my vocabulary bank for writing. I know well that by memorizing dictionaries or by vocabulary games, you won't learn...
I'd love to hear some obscure words you love and remember so that I, and hopefully others with me, will be (re)introduced to them. Some older...
A word is so much more than a label for its object or idea. An actual object is unbending but when it becomes a word the possibilities of...
Hello writers. I'm annoyed with myself. Thankfully, the internet is full of lists like "other ways to say 'said'" and the like, but that doesn't...
The trouble I have with writing is the proper use of Vocabulary. Reading doesn't always do me very much good because of my poor reading...
I feel, a lot of the time, that my writing vocabulary is not as large as I would like it to be. Often times, when I'm reading, I will come across...
do you have a favourite? I find computer science generated words in a world of their own. they are have a sound to them and almost violent...
This might sound like a game, but it isn't. It's edifying to the writing process and helps with vocabulary, grammar and spelling. Point out...
I'm writing a story where there are many characters who are son/daughter/(etc)-in-law to be. Is there a proper way to write this down, rather than...
Separate names with a comma.
