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The mind and brain is like any other part of our body – use it and it either stays in shape or improves – abuse it or ignore it and it will atrophy.
Words and vocabulary are the essential raw materials for a writer.
In the English language especially, we are blessed with a rich repository of words. D’accord, we have the ability to cross pollinate from other tongues too, n’est pas?
There are two free resources on the web (at least) that will deliver a new supply of words to your In Box every day
1. Dictionary.com Word of the Day
2. Visual Thesaurus also has a word of the day and is one of the great lexicographical tools on the web
3. When you get a word you like the sound of, write a six words or six sentences about it on either of these two sites
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