Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to learn some fun new words. A
Speaker 1: robust vocabulary lets us express ourselves with precision and style,
Speaker 1: and it's fun to occasionally throw a new word into
Speaker 1: the mix that helps us see the world a little differently.
Speaker 1: I write for a living and I read a lot.
Speaker 1: Still I find myself coming across new words. I like
Speaker 1: the word limb l i m in meaning to outline
Speaker 1: or draw, but with connotations of light and the moon.
Speaker 1: Frenetick is always a good one, sounding like the frenzy.
Speaker 1: It implies. When I read or hear a new word,
Speaker 1: I like to look it up in a good dictionary
Speaker 1: if I'm at home or on my phone, if I'm
Speaker 1: on the OH. I try to get my head around
Speaker 1: the words meaning and its connotations and usage in origin too.
Speaker 1: The next time I encounter the word, it won't be
Speaker 1: a stranger and I'll get to know it a little
Speaker 1: better well. My preference is to explore words I encounter
Speaker 1: in the course of daily life. Some people enjoy learning
Speaker 1: new words in a systematic way, like word a day, calendars,
Speaker 1: and emails. There are even apps to help you build
Speaker 1: your vocabulary. There are a few upsides to learning new words.
Speaker 1: Doing so can make reading easier If you're playing a
Speaker 1: lot of games like scrabble these days, a few choice
Speaker 1: short words can help. And there's something to be said
Speaker 1: for having words to express certain thoughts. I'm always impressed
Speaker 1: by people who are calm in difficult times. I now
Speaker 1: know a word equanimity to describe just that. Of course,
Speaker 1: vocabulary can be a little dangerous thing. I'd actually advise
Speaker 1: against using a thesaurus. Often the words that are listed
Speaker 1: as synonyms aren't exactly the same. When I was writing
Speaker 1: a story once I elected to use the word q
Speaker 1: that's qu eu e to describe a braid. It is
Speaker 1: there somewhere in the list, but my teacher noted that
Speaker 1: almost anyone reading that word would think of the usage
Speaker 1: that refers to a line we queue up for stuff.
Speaker 1: I needed a different word. Also, there's no real benefit
Speaker 1: and aiming for a long and complicated word when a
Speaker 1: short and simple one will suffice. But I'm guessing we
Speaker 1: could all add some short, simple words to our vocabulary.
Speaker 1: My favorite are those that combine multiple words into one
Speaker 1: more exact one. The rain doesn't fall fast, it pelts,
Speaker 1: and an insect doesn't run fast, it's scurries. A good
Speaker 1: vocabulary lets us write tight and it doesn't take much
Speaker 1: time to develop at all. What's your favorite word you've
Speaker 1: learned recently? You can let me know at Before Breakfast
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