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How often do you consult the dictionary while reading a book?

I'm trying to increase my vocabulary, so I always jot down the words I don't know to search for the meaning later, though I also tend to consult the meaning immediately, but I prefer jot them down somewhere to keep checking the words later and memorize them.

>> No.13515341

haha brainlet, you probably didn’t read as a kid or ur vocab would be bigger. I was reading shxpeare at age 6 so i never look up words because i know them all ;)

>> No.13515356

>>13515332
>but i prefer jotting them down
Fix'd.
I think.
>>13515341
I'm not a native English speaker.
Started studying English on my own when I was 17. I'm 21 now.

>> No.13515357

>>13515332
This is one benefit of using an e-reader. Just highlight a word and you'll get the definition right away.

>> No.13515359

>>13515332
almost never

>> No.13515391
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13515391

>>13515357
>This is one benefit of using an e-reader. Just highlight a word and you'll get the definition right away.

Didn't know that.
Guess it's time to buy an e-reader. It'll save so much time.
Thanks.

>> No.13515410

>>13515391
Infinite Jest really sold me on the e-reader experience. I was constantly needing to look up definitions and open footnotes. It would have been pretty tedious to do by hand.

For reference, I have an old Nook color. I'm not sure what sort of capabilities other devices have but it seems like basic functionality.

>> No.13515415 [DELETED] 

What was Bourgeau’s problem?

>> No.13515731

>>13515332

english is not my native language

so i used dict everyday

>> No.13515775

>>13515332
Usually I write words I don't know in a notebook and then look up their definitions on the internet or in a physical dictionary and add it to the entry. I usually add about 2 words a week if I'm lucky and can actually sit down and read

>> No.13517077

>>13515341
Shut up faggot and learn to write before you show what an immature asshole you are.

>> No.13517098

>>13515410
>>13515391
Kindles are best for this. When you look up a word it stores it in its "vocabulary builder" and if you go on that you can use flash cards and the like to learn the words you've previously looked up.

>> No.13517112

>>13517077
triggered ;) calm down sweetie

>> No.13517224

>>13517077
You have to admit that rendering Shakespeare as Shxpeare is fairly nifty, even if he did not come up with it himself.

>> No.13517666

>>13515332
i add them to an SRS (i use anki)

>> No.13517675

>>13515391
>>13515332
Why the pictures of little girls?

>> No.13517691

I'm lazy so I usually just figure it out using context clues. I almost never consult a dictionary unless I literally cant figure out wtf is happening.

>> No.13517714

looks like the cunnybros have migrated to /lit/

>> No.13517777

>>13517675
Why not?

>> No.13517940

>>13515332
whenever I don't understand a word I look it up, takes like 3 seconds and then I get what the author is saying.

>> No.13517992

>>13517777
>quads 7,
its a win.

>> No.13518050

>>13515332
I quickly look up words in a dictionary merriam webster app then I take all the words i looked up and put them into an anki deck

i do this for learning other languages...but its crazy how often you can learn new words in your native lang. truly endless

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>>13517777
based

>> No.13518158

>>13515332
I hardly need it when I'm reading in my native language. I occasionally look some english words up, and frequently for german and spanish words.