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Katerina Neimets Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Outdated words

Hello! Is there any website or app or anything where I can check if word is already outdated and people don't use it as much? I started to work on my vocabulary and now I have doubts wherever I learn a word that I haven't ever heard on tv shows or from native speakers.

  

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Ordinary dictionaries should show when a word is dated or obsolete.

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  • Ordinary dictionaries should show when a word is dated or obsolete.
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Ordinary dictionaries should show when a word is dated or obsolete.

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Katerina NeimetsI have doubts wherever I learn a word that I haven't ever heard on tv shows or from native speakers.

Obsolescence is not the only consideration. Be aware that the TV uses only words that will make its target audience feel like buying what is being advertised during commercial breaks. Also, everyday speech is of a rather low register, too, be

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