The English language has one of the highest word counts in the world with over 170,000 published in the Oxford Dictionary. But the average English-speaking adult only use 20,000 to 35,000.
So with plenty of room for improvement, here’s a list of tips from “Reader’s Digest” on how to learn new words and sound smarter:
1. Watch movies, especially the adaptations of your favorite book.
2. Listen to the radio.
3. Read to your children, or nieces and nephews.
4. When reading on a tablet, if you come across a word you don’t know, there’s usually a feature where you can highlight it and see a dictionary definition.
5. Become an expert on a topic you enjoy. You’ll learn new words that you can use when talking to people about your interests.
6. Join a book club. It’s a good way to discover new books that you normally wouldn’t read.
7. Read magazine articles. Don’t just look at the pictures.
8. Stop being a hermit and get out of the house. Going to museums, or new places, will expose you to new words.
