Word Play

Sometimes we feel like when we know basic English, it is the same as knowing the entire of it−from the basic rules of grammar down to complicated ones. I’d like to emphasize that I sometimes make mistakes in English grammar, may it be in oral or written form. It’s either I unconsciously flawed the rules or I just thought that my grammar is right, it’s tricky though. I’m not perfect and neither are you.

But I wouldn’t want to teach you the grammar rules since I do not have a perfect grammar to help you through.

Things I recommend to expand your vocabulary (and your grammar, too) without breaking your head by reading Webster’s dictionary and its entire content:

1. You buy a handy dictionary, so you will be able to bring it anywhere you go. The time when you don’t understand terms you’re unfamiliar with, consult your dictionary.
2. Expose yourself. During your free time, spend time watching American TV shows, foreign films, or listening to music. This will help you effectively construct sentences and learn slang terms.
3. Answer online exercises. Keep your score in an online quiz and try to go back after a week or a month, and then check how well you have improved.
4. Play word games. Crossword puzzles, scrabble, and the like. These will challenge you to discover new words and meanings in your pursuit to expanding your vocabulary.
5. Note the words you just have learnt by writing it down in your notebook.
6. Learn English words through songs, sing along with the lyrics. Your bathroom is the best place to do it if you want to have a good voice.
7. Set a goal. Learn a word or two every day.
8. Get engaged in conversations. By simply having conversations with other people and your friends can help you learn new terms.

Put this into practice if you want to have a better vocabulary, to help you understand words that were once unfamiliar to you, and help you answer the recipient correctly. You just don’t say YES or NO without actually understanding what the speaker is trying to convey to you. Say it out loud.

Note: Second Person POV