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Tip of My Tongue - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag. Bubble vocabulary: the best way to expand your vocabulary is to use the words you don’t quite know. Illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker A little while back, I was chatting with a friend when he described a situation as “execrable.”

Bubble vocabulary: the best way to expand your vocabulary is to use the words you don’t quite know.

He pronounced it “ex-EH-crable.” I’d always thought it was “EX-ecrable.” 45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'. Three Telling Quotes About ‘Very’ Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'

~Mark Twain‘Very’ is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because it invariably weakens what it is intended to strengthen. ~Florence KingSo avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. Synonyms-words-fear-anger. Inimical. Adjectives Vocabulary Word List. Advertisement.

Adjectives Vocabulary Word List

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