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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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00(a) Reading helps to improve / increase my vocabulary.02br
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00What is the similar meaning of "knowledge"? 0-
  

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0 As far as I know, you can't say increasing vocabulary. You just improve your vocabulary. 0-

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0 As far as I know, you can't say increasing vocabulary. You just improve your vocabulary. 0-
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0 I think you can 01b00increase02b00 your vocabulary - you do it by learning more words, so you can both increase and improve your vocabulary by reading widely.02br
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00The second part of your question does not make sense. Could you give more context?0-
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5000 I got so surprised. I have always thought you improve your vocabulary.010id10
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Can i say,12br
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10(a) Reading helps to improve / increase my vocabulary. 11font10Yes, and you can also 'build' your vocabulary, for example.12font12br
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10(b) Reading helps us in vocabulary. 11font
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0well me too i used to use improve vocabulary but i think "increase" also sounds Good 050010id1
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0And I think one can also "01i00expand02i00" his/her vocabulary.02br
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0well i dont know about this .050010id1
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0 01font00 A synonym of "knowledge" 02font00 0-
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0Yes Tanit, you can expand your vocabulary.02br
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00Knowledge: information, facts, skill, wisdom, learning, know-how...many possible synonyms depending on context of use.0-
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0well, another additional information:"expand" 050010id1
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