Using an Extensive Vocabulary

Hey guys! It's me again, here to rant about how to use an "EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY" instead of a shallow one.

Your vocabulary in writing shows a lot about you. It can show whether you take the time to look words up, or to replace some words with better ones. If there is evidence of that, then you are most likely going to be a better writer in other peoples' eyes.

For example...

BAD: It looked good. 

GOOD: It looked delicious.

Although the second one wasn't the best replacement that I could have found, it still was a lot better than the first example. It gives more detail and helps the reader to imagine the scene that you are creating a bit more.

When trying to find a word replacement, a good place to look is in the thesaurus. For those of you who don't know, the thesaurus is similar to a dictionary, but instead of giving a definition, it gives you a whole list of words that are synonyms to the word you are looking at.

When trying to find a meaning of a word, the dictionary is an obvious place to look, although you should only use words that you really know what they mean. Here is a tip: If you can easily define the word to a third grader, then that word is something you should use.

Ok, enough. Just use a complex vocabulary!

Thanks, MIC ;D