ENG 101 DB Vocabulary
Write a reflection on how plan on improving your vocabulary in this class or how you have done so in the past.
Even though I am a mature learner, I take pride in working to improving myself. Since, I have been back in school I have made it a point to try and expand my vocabulary and improve my spelling. One tool that I use is the the thesaurus online. It is fast and easy and greatly helps when writing essays, research papers, etc.
However, when I read the list GRE word lists, my head spun a little. Very few words on those lists are used in everyday conversation. I think it would be arcane for most as well as an aberration to arbitrarily incorporate them into a sentence. (OK… I admit, I had fun trying to fit these vocab words into a sentence… I am pretty sure, it was an epic-fail, but would love to hear what Professor Cline thinks!?) The last sentence in parenthesis is an example of
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The most obvious obstacle for using academic words’ is the social media culture we live in today. Everything 's abbreviations or acronyms: FYI, IDK, ICYMI, etc. However, one should be cared for using slang abbreviations and not confuse BTW with BTTW! (LOL) I had to use the Urban Dictionary to look the last one up. I assume most under 21 years are more familiar with the Urban Dictionary than webster 's dictionary. In addition, Twitter even has their own twitter dictionary guide. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=BTTW https://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/Twitter_Dictionary_Guide.asp
Even though, I personally don’t use much social media, I am guilty of speaking/ writing choppy; instead of full flowing sentences. In everyday speech, people to this as well. For academic purposes, I am constantly working on writing in clear concise sentences for my English/ Speech class. Ironically, when I am posting in some of my other classes I find myself getting lazy with my vocabulary and sentence