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Episode 9: Expanding Your Vocabulary

Posted on February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by dave

Rick and Dave discuss ways to acquire subject-specific vocabulary and to expand your vocabulary with subtle shades of meaning. Use technology to find words specific to a specific field or use a an old-fashioned book. Learn how to say “infinitesimal,” preferably correctly.

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Show Notes

01:07   How can I increase my vocabulary/acquire subject-specific vocabulary?

01:39   Subject-specific vocabulary

03:43   Technical stuff (“antconc”)

07:44 Subs2SRS

10:11   Subject-specific books are out there

11:20   Thesauri for adding shade of meaning

12:55   How not to pronounce “infinitesimal”

16:31   Mix it up!

19:32   Another way not to pronounce “infinitesimal”

19:43   Word games (such as crossword puzzles)

And links to some things we talked about:

antconc

Rick’s 5 part tutorial on creating Subs2SRS Anki Decks

Rick Dearman’s personal YouTube channel

Basic Fantasy (Free and Legal D&D Books)

Dave’s recommendation for a German thesaurus

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