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Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 2:17am On Mar 01, 2016 |
Do you look up new words as you come across them in your reading or do you skip them and just discern the meaning from the greater context? What's the latest word you've learned? |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 2:22am On Mar 01, 2016 |
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Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Adonis3: 2:24am On Mar 01, 2016 |
when reading Once I come across a new word "Most of the time" I immediately stop and look it up #Adonis3HasSopken 1 Like |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Nobody: 2:26am On Mar 01, 2016 |
I look up words immediately. I just reach for my phone ad type it out. |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 2:28am On Mar 01, 2016 |
Adonis3: Won't that distract you from concentrating on what you're reading? |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Adonis3: 2:37am On Mar 01, 2016 |
BobUg28:at all That's how I roll #Adonis3HasSopken 1 Like |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 2:52am On Mar 01, 2016 |
dovelike: Nice one! That's one of the things I finds very difficult to do when I'm reading.(particularly when I'm perusing an interesting novel or sth that has got me deeply captivated) It appears to be distracting my attention. It makes me not to stay focused that's why I prefers writing them down on piece of paper, then check it out after reading each chapter. |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 2:55am On Mar 01, 2016 |
Adonis3: Thts a good one. |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Nobody: 4:42am On Mar 01, 2016 |
BobUg28:Yes. It really helps in building our vocabulary. Who knows the day we will need them. Like plausible and revocable ![]() 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Gmajor(m): 5:05am On Mar 01, 2016 |
most times the context gives me an idea of what the word means so I usually don't. but when the word interests me or the context doesn't throw much light on the word, I check it up. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Segadem(m): 5:21am On Mar 01, 2016 |
New words? There is nothing like new words except the ones u have not come across with. ![]() ![]() ![]() BTW, I do check them but a times it serves as distraction. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by tpiar: 3:50pm On Mar 01, 2016 |
I skip them. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Naledi14(f): 6:25pm On Mar 01, 2016 |
Gmajor: Its the same with myself the context will give you a hint as to what the word means. Having to look up the word will distract me. |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 2:49am On Mar 03, 2016 |
tpiar: ...But please, how did you got to build your vocabularies?..how did you get to know so much words like you do if actually you don't look up new words in the dictionary? I have long envisioned to write half as you do. PS: Is English your predominant language?? |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by MizMyColi(f): 8:18am On Mar 03, 2016 |
Good morning Bob Yes, I do Bob. I have come across anyone new/eye popping one lately. I'm guessing that's because I'm reading a book I'd previously read at the mo ![]() 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Nobody: 6:43pm On Mar 05, 2016 |
I look them up so bad, it gets distracting sometimes . The latest word I've learnt is 'silvertail'. It means a wealthy person. ![]() 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 11:53pm On May 14, 2016 |
Gaborone: OK. Thanks for your comment. I usually witness that same thing while reading. But I have learnt something differently. I don't stop checking for the meaning of them words until I finish reading the particular page. It's gets me distracted just like you said. Is after reading, then I comes back to the underlined words, check the meaning, re-read the sentence and try to understand why it was used in the sentence. |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Nobody: 2:41am On May 15, 2016 |
I always read with a dictionary by my side. when I lookup the word immediately, it helps me I understand well. |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by BobUg28(m): 1:17am On May 16, 2016 |
krystalklear: Don't you think it distracts a lot? |
Re: Do You Look Up New Words You Dont Know Or Skip Them While Reading? by Nobody: 6:39am On May 16, 2016 |
BobUg28:no it doesn't ,its already a habit. 1 Like 1 Share |
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