/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.8444852]

How do you learn new words, /lit/?

[Anonymous No.8444863]

>>8444852
when im reading and i come across a word i dont know, i google it using my phone and write down the definition in a notebook i carry specifically for vocab. i review this notebook every once in a while.

[Anonymous No.8444872]

>>8444863
Doesn't that break up your concentration while reading?

[Anonymous No.8444886]

>>8444872
while it does break up reading, i dont misunderstand any passages anymore. a lot of words are guessable through context, but my guesses are probably wrong 1/3-1/4 of the time.

i've been thinking about just underlining the words i don't know and coming back to them later. reading lolita got fucking SLOW at points because i was looking up so many words.

with all that said, i really stand by the notebook idea. it could be done with flashcards or a flashcards app or something too though.

[Anonymous No.8444939]

>>8444852
context
if you can't figure out words from context then you're retarded

[Anonymous No.8445046]

>>8444939
Do you think you sound smart my friend?
If you think context is infallible, you're an idiot. It's good most of the time, but not always.

[Anonymous No.8445085]

>>8444852
The Kindle is fantastic for this. I can tap and hold a word I don't know and it gives me the definition, and then automatically saves it on a vocab list. If I know I'm going to be reading something with lots of new words I try to get it on my Kindle first.

[Anonymous No.8445091]

>>8444939
Dumbass

[Anonymous No.8445095]

>>8444852
oed wotd brah

except when they send out dumb shit like "fizzle" or "not"

[Anonymous No.8445106]

>what is a dictionary