Best way to expand your lexicon

Is it jumbles? Crosswords? Reading, reading and reading?
What works best for you?

 

There's your answer. Also, I have a list of words that I like. If I'm reading and someone uses a word that I never really use, but that conveys a thought really well, I'll write it down for future use.

 

I've been known on occasion to read a dictionary. Seriously. And not just for the curse words.

 

Shouldn't this be on the Anything Goes board?

 

What's a lexicon? ;D

 

And what exactly do you mean by "to?"

 

Subscribe (it's free) to Dictionary.com's word of the day, then try to use 3-4 of those words a week. Some aren't really usable, but most are.

 

You already know enough words. Just learn how to make those dance.

 

Disagree completely. I don't believe you need to produce clunky prose that looks like you pulled most of it from the thesaurus, but being able to say things (relay your thoughts?) in a variety of ways is sort of important.

 

Listen to a blend of Mike Tyson interviews and Brent Musburger broadcasts.

"You are looking LIVE at Williamsport, Pa. ..."

 

Ooooh, I love your magazine! My favorite part is "How to Increase your Word Power!" That thing is really, really, really.... good .

 

And what exactly does "Is" mean? [/billclinton]