How do you deal with unfamiliar words?
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Re: How do you deal with unfamiliar words?
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I tend to let it pass if I get the gist of it; (or I think I do!)....but often hit the dictionary too, online dictionary more these days as I tend to not be far from the laptop when I read.
I appreciate the reminder about dictionary in ereader too, though I've seen it I don't think I've ever used it.
I read mostly non-fiction, so it may be less likely to come up then.
The times I look up words the most are during my occasional crossword puzzle benders; there's a reward for finding the right word then.
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I'll have to keep Wodehouse in mind. I remember enjoying the DVD series, Jeeves And Wooster. I had no idea he was such a prolific writer. I really like British humor.Mailis wrote: ↑27 Feb 2018, 15:30 I usually guess through context what the word means, but if I really have no idea or if it's some native slang that I want to be sure that I understand 100% correctly, I'll use the magic of Google to look it up. I think the only author that I love to read and who sometimes manages to surprise me with words I really don't know is Wodehouse at the moment.
Foreign expressions will always stumble my reading. Some writers in English seem to like to lace their work with French expressions.