Building a Better Vocabulary / Kevin Flanigan
Course Guidebook. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
English. 291 pages. 2015
English language. English. Vocabulary. Language
In one of the most insightful statements on vocabulary ever penned, Mark Twain said, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”As Mark Twain knew, a powerful vocabulary consists of more than simply knowing a lot of words; it’s the ability to grasp the “just right” word to communicate precisely what you want to say or write.
Acquiring the type of deep and nuanced vocabulary knowledge that Twain was talking about doesn’t come from simply studying lists of vocabulary time” approach that many of us experienced in school often leads to surface level vocabulary knowledge that lasts only until the Friday quiz.
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