However, it is also estimated that only 3,000 of these make up the vast majority of our daily conversations. Maybe it's time to shake up your daily vocab with these 365 words and their meanings - providing an entire year's worth of new lexical knowledge to refresh your communications and build up your brain! Word Tag ® unites learning and fun through gameplay by immersing kids in an open-world adventure where they are able to interact with over 1000 words per year, personalized to their individual learning level. Word Tag ® is designed so kids learn new vocabulary as they earn rewards. Specifically chosen for both their elegance and usefulness in everyday contexts, this collection of lesser-known words is perfect for teaching yourself something new and transferrable each morning. Get to know the meanings, origins and sample usage of a year's worth of new words, as well as some fascinating word-related facts and trivia thrown in for good measure. Product Details:

Each book is structured around the 36 weeks of the school year. A new word is introduced each day; the pupil is actively and meaningfully involved in the learning process. Pupils are tasked with:It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot – and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate?

Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that's a word list designed for a specific purpose - in case you were wondering .). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning, origin and sample usage in context, alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia. According to research, learners need several encounters with a word to add it to their vocabulary. Word Tag ® repeats word exposure enough times to guarantee retention. A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia.

It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot - and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate?