Who will bother to read the dictionary on earth? Ok, you are reading an article about someone who has done it, and have read a few dictionaries from beginning to end. I must say that I have learned a lot in this process. If you think I am crazy, do you know that Bill Gates is reading the entire encyclopedia? Do you think Bill Gates is crazy? What are the gains of people reading the reference books? Well, ok, I think you should find out the answer yourself.
In fact, I suggest you read the dictionary, no, not the one-foot and ten-inch high unabridged Oxford version, yes, I have one of them. It does contain every word you've read, except for the blogging vocabulary that creates a word. Instead, I suggest you read a small version with enough prints. My choice is;
"Webster Dictionary" There are over 50,000 entries in the family, school and office. Edited by John Gage Allee, Ph.D. 1978.
Why do I recommend the old version? Ok, it doesn't have all the new buzzwords or recent words you already know, so you don't have any stupid distractions. It is only 446 pages and is no bigger than a novel. Yes, print is smaller than a novel, so it might be equivalent to an 892-page book, but you can handle it, you are now grown up. Even if you read a letter every day, you will finish it in a month without sweating, and your thoughts will have more time to absorb it. Go ahead.
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