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Why is my vocabulary shrinking?
As I was debating whether my vocabulary was dwindling, I ran across research that shows that our vocabularies are shrinking due to our dependence on digital communication, and what some believe is the dumbing down of communication. Verbal communication is what enables us to maintain or expand our vocabulary.
Can you expand your vocabulary?
Practice using new words in conversation. It’s possible to amass a huge vocabulary without actually knowing how to use words. This means you have to take it upon yourself to put your personal dictionary into use. If you come across an interesting word in your reading, make a point of using it in conversation.
How many words are in common use in English?
We considered dusting off the dictionary and going from A1 to Zyzzyva, however, there are an estimated 171,146 words currently in use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, not to mention 47,156 obsolete words.
What is Churchill’s accent?
Many students, when they first hear the recording of Churchill’s speeches, are surprised. At first glance, the politician speaks with a rather strange accent. But in fact, Churchill’s accent is excellent British aristocratic English. The so-called “posh accent” or “upper received pronunciation”.
What is the past tense of the word shrink?
Generally, shrank is the simple past tense form of “shrink” like in “I shrank the shirt in the wash.”. Shrunk is the past participle being paired with “have” as in “I have shrunk the jeans.”.
Does the English language shrink or expand?
The short answer is shrank. The slightly longer answer is “English is a complicated and messy language, with many variant forms overlapping in use and register over the years, and if you want to avoid shrinking clothes you should use cold water (or do a hand wash), and hang them up to dry, instead of using a dryer.”
How to use the word “I shrinked your jeans” in a sentence?
Or would you instead adopt a bold and unconventional form (“I shrinked your jeans”) in the hopes that the ensuing conversation on inflections would cause your transgression to be overlooked? Use ‘shrank’ for the simple past (“I shrank your jeans”) and “shrunk” for the past participle (“I have shrunk your jeans”).
Are there any examples of people being shrinked and shrunken in literature?
There are rarer examples of shrinked and shrunken in literature but not enough to support those usages as standard. If you decided to turn over a new leaf and finally start doing the laundry around the house, only to find that you used too much hot water, how would you explain to your significant other that their jeans no longer fit?