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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #7025 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How do authors gain strong familiarity with archaic and extremely rare words? I agree that the best way to improve your vocabulary is to read widely. But I also like subscribing to the OED Word of the Day email service. I save the off-beat words in a list, like kimet (foolish or stupid), psithurisma (whispering, whispering noise), psychopomp (guide to the underworld), nemophil... (more) |
— | almost 12 years ago |