Re: Grammar in HS (Was: Re: Argument Structures)

On 24 Aug Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

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>I went through a dictionary phase where I'd look up *everything* I
>encountered that I couldn't figure out, but after finding the meaning I'd
>always forget to look at the pronunciation (how often am I going to use
>"cataphract" in most conversations?  or "flamberge"?  or "jazeraint"?).
>Now, I don't have dictionary I'm happy with--my sister in Korea has the
>2-vol. World Book Dictionary, which I was pleased to find had a decent
>number of "obscure" words, and the Big Heavy Unabridged, but I don't
>actually have one with me, which is stupid on my part.  Trop de livres...
    Have you considered a good Scrabble dictionary?
The ones I've seen are full of words I've never heard of
 (but apparently if you know enough of them, you can
acquire a lot points and win games! :-)  )


Dan Sulani

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