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RE: “F” – Vocab-ability – A More Powerful Vocabulary (This post includes all “F” entries)
This is a very impressive thing to put together. A great tool for esl teachers, and something fun for lovers of words (like myself). I'm a geek in this way. I go to dictionary sites and tumble down the rabbithole of words of the day. How long did this take you? HOW did you do it?
I did it thru lotsa effort, lotsa work and revision, and lotsa enjoyment. Actually, I had collected much of this , in various books and photocopies, in the early 1990s, when I was teaching advanced ESL in Japan.
Eventually, I decided to compile all the roots into one comprehensive guide, properly formatted and all. It took a few years, but it was a pleasure doing it. (Much of it on company time, granted, but I'd say that's fair.) Then I sent it off to a number of publishers, and promptly received rejection letters. (I shoulda sent them similar letters, telling them I did not need their useless services. Thank you.)
So, I published it myself. Never recouped my investment, but c'est la vie.
Long story short ... I still have the original WORD document on my Mac, so when I joined Steemit, one of the first things I decided to post was this. I reformatted it a little bit (the RED words / phrases, etc), and am making screenshots of all the entries, cuz Steemit editor kinds sucks.
Anyway, in a few months, the entire work will be on the blockchain, for perpetuity. That's just a tiny middle finger to the publishers, but it should be a great help to ESL students, teachers, and other lovers of language, for longer than those publishers will survive. Ya!
Thanks for the compliment. And I'm very pleased that you find it interesting and enjoyable. (More coming your way over the next few months.)