Timeline for Is it wrong to use specific verbs instead "have"?
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| Mar 5, 2019 at 21:52 | comment | added | James K | No specific resource, just general vocabulary building. For students at school (native speakers) who tend to suffer from the same problem of overusing the same words I would recommend "reading more" and "reading widely". So try to read fiction and non-fiction. New and old books. Authors from America, England, Scotland, Australia, ... | |
| Mar 5, 2019 at 14:51 | comment | added | Dr_Zaszuś | For instance, I feel I write too often the words "have, make, give, get" and some others. What is an efficient way to search for a substitute in each particular case? | |
| Mar 5, 2019 at 14:49 | comment | added | Dr_Zaszuś | Thanks! Do you know if there any resources (books, web-pages) that could help me change my habits and use specific words more often? Sure, there are dictionaries of synonyms, but I was thinking about some resource that would treat most common cases and suggest other tips on getting a richer vocabulary? | |
| Apr 26, 2018 at 8:16 | vote | accept | Abcd | ||
| Apr 26, 2018 at 8:07 | history | answered | James K | CC BY-SA 3.0 |