Because, like me, you haven't yet memorized the dictionary?
I don't feel insecure about my vocabulary. It's my grammar and punctuation that terrify me. I still write and punctuate sentences according to how they sound as I read them. The comma is not my friend, and I am not on speaking terms with semicolons.
I'm the kind of person to use a word, and then verify that I've used it correctly. (It's nice having [info]sparkylibrarian around.)
Yes, I do that, too. My biggest thing is pronunciation. If I learn it incorrectly for a word, it takes me time to re-learn the correct way to say the word.
Ah, whenever I mispronuncicate something horribly, I just pretend I did it on purpose and am just trying to be cute. I also have a slight stuttering issue with certain s/p/f combinations. I was about 20 when I could say sophisticated on the first attempt.
I hate knowing that I know a word but can't remember it. I know it's all down there somewhere, but the brain is not so good at retrieval from the master database.
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I don't feel insecure about my vocabulary. It's my grammar and punctuation that terrify me. I still write and punctuate sentences according to how they sound as I read them. The comma is not my friend, and I am not on speaking terms with semicolons.
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Oh, yes. The em-dash and en-dash are my demons, and punctuating around quotes and periods are not friendly to me.
I did feel like I should know all the words set before me. Now, I try to use at least one new word correctly in any new project.
I've had a Taiwanese fan use my SF to learn vocabulary...
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I'm the kind of person to use a word, and then verify that I've used it correctly. (It's nice having
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Yes, I do that, too. My biggest thing is pronunciation. If I learn it incorrectly for a word, it takes me time to re-learn the correct way to say the word.
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pro-nun-si-kate
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Sister!
Pro-NUN-see-ate! Pro-Nun-see-A-shun! ;^)
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Seriously...