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My husband's friend speaks English quite well, but wants to read some other books to enrich his vocabulary. He says that he only knows the same words to express himself and he wants to know more words with which to do that. He seems to speak very well to me, but I can appreciate his complaint. So I think he is after books that use a varied and rich selection vocabulary, but likely words he could apply in everyday life.

He just finished an Oscar Wilde book, though I'm not sure which one. My DH says he likes history, philosophy, culture.

What books would you recommend?

in addition to reading books, your friend can subscribe to free newsletters that will send him new words daily. i've been subscribing for years and i'm still learning new words. my favorite is wordsmith:



also, Merriam-Webster has a daily newsletter (about halfway down the page is a place to sign up):

Naomi wrote: "in addition to reading books, your friend can subscribe to free newsletters that will send him new words daily. i've been subscribing for years and i'm still learning new words. my favorite is wo..."

That's a wonderful idea, Naomi. Thanks.

GREAT ADVICE.

I just finished reading "Reading my Father" by Alexandra Styron. This was This was definitely a book that didn't hesitate to throw in a "ten dollar" word every now and then. It truly encouraged vocabulary building.

one of the really great features of a kindle (and probably other e-readers) is that you can get the definition of a word right away. when i read a 'regular' book i keep post-its so that i can mark the pages of words i'm unfamiliar with and then look them up when i have a dictionary handy. with a kindle, i can just get the definition right then and there (of most words -- there are exceptions.)

at the same time, looking up words in a paper dictionary is valuable because, if you're like me, you end up noticing a few other interesting words along the way.

Naomi wrote: "one of the really great features of a kindle (and probably other e-readers) is that you can get the definition of a word right away. when i read a 'regular' book i keep post-its so that i can mark..."

i so agree with you naomi!

Naomi wrote: "one of the really great features of a kindle (and probably other e-readers) is that you can get the definition of a word right away. when i read a 'regular' book i keep post-its so that i can mark..."

I also agree - it's so easy to look up a word on Kindle

Have they tried ? It's a English vocab game - you can change the level of the vocabulary up to 60...I have trouble with some of those words even!