/lit/ - Literature

Yes.
I also have noone to talk to.

>>4802657
You kind of feel the urge to use extensive voc., which can lead to "overkills" in usual bullshit chit-chatter. And; yes, of course.

>>4802666
>>4802672
How does this work? Do you just read and it comes naturally? Or wut

>>4802707
If you really want to improve your vocabulary, and I'm taking a guess that this is what it's all about, you'd have to either read very carefully and memorise whole phrases for later use, or read a shitload of books daily, then it'll
>come naturally
.
I chose the latter option, and as you totally can see, my vocabulary is noticeably increased.

Yes, but this increase in vocabulary is effectively useless because I already have to dumb down my language for the people I work with.

>>4802657
yeah but not that much tbh

>>4802727
You have the vocabulary of a God, your veneration.

>>4802657
This is what I do. Download the dictionary app from the play store add the word of the day widget to your home screen so you have no excuse to not learn a new word. If you use iOS then you don't get a widget and have to manually open the app to see the word.

whenever i learn a new word i write a short story based around said word

you never forget it

Absolutely. I have a chrome extension that brings up the definition of a word when you double click it, so sometimes I'll just go through particularly dense and confusing books in chrome just to quickly pick up words. Although I rarely remember them and most I'll never be able to use without sounding like a pretentious cunt.

1. Keep a pencil with you while you read
2. Mark a word you don't know with a bullet in the margin of that line
3. Go back and look up the word.
4. Write it down along with a brief definition in your own words
5. Make lists of words you want to incorporate

Congratulations, this is what we call in the industry "making extractions". Now, just extend the technique to various philosophical, cultural, artistic themes, and you'll transform your books into incredible reference materials.

>tfw when no qt3.14 gf to discuss the exegesis of Decameron while simmering in a hot bath and do opiates together

>>4803197
sorry, wrong thread

>>4802657
Maybe a little, but I try to speak and write plainly.

>>4803197
>>4803203

>>4803205

Having good diction is not the the same thing as being pretentious, you know.

>>4802657
Kindle paperwhite. You can highlight a word with gives you the definition. It will even look online if it's not in the dictionary which is extensive. It also saves all the words you looked up so you can go back over them. It's really nice.

>>4803223
>diction
save your ivy-league double talk for your chums down at the parliamentary debating society, you blue-blooded jizz-cock

>>4803235

I appreciate your irony.

>>4803226

Shit man, reminds me platonic solids.
Dodecahedron
Woah
Fundamental existence
Reflected in the sacred geometry
Cubes
Damn
They're real

Good writing isn't 'good writing.' Good writing is clear and concise and natural and if it's very good you won't even notice.

Reading will inevitably expand your vocabulary. When it comes to writing though, stick to the words you're comfortable using to express yourself. If you need a thesaurus to write a short story you're doing it wrong.

>>4803305
No they aren't

I have around 200 books on my kindle, so when I come across a new word my initial reaction is to spend a bit of time memorizing the dictionary definition then looking at it's varying uses throughout great literature.

>>4802657

No

I forget words and have to look them up again