Vocabulary is a matter of word-building as well as word-using.
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My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word.
According to my wife, my use of vocabulary is wide and varied.
If you have a big enough dictionary, just about everything is a word.
I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.
I like vocabulary and I actually read a book called 'Word Freak,' which is about a guy who basically went into competitive Scrabble for a year. But having a big vocabulary and being good at Scrabble are not the same thing.
Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer.
To be honest, I struggle with words. I often forget them, you know, the official ones. Instead, I make words up. I use home-made words that sound similar to the real thing. Usually, they're some sort of confused hybrid of two existing words.
I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are very powerful and they convey an intention.
A lot of people use the dictionary to find out how to spell words.
One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.
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