I hope you don’t mind awfully much, but I will come to you, kind readers, from time to time with small matters—from domestic life, our current public health and environmental predicament, or—like this time—regarding my writing projects.
So here’s the question. and if you’re willing, offer a number as your reply:
In reading a non-fiction work by a lay scientist, would you rather
have every out-of-the-ordinary term (specific case: I spoke of the orogeny of the Appalachians) replaced with an everyman definition. Or…
be content to read the occasional new word in context and figure it out and move on, or…
Keep a record of new words as you read that can become a part of at least your reading vocabulary?
Granted, this will be a small sample size, but your answers do help guide me. And when subscriber numbers grow, I'll be using these "discussion thread" posts more frequently, perhaps. I'm just leaving a comment to see how this discussion is laid out over time. -- Fred
Granted, this will be a small sample size, but your answers do help guide me. And when subscriber numbers grow, I'll be using these "discussion thread" posts more frequently, perhaps. I'm just leaving a comment to see how this discussion is laid out over time. -- Fred
2
I like the unusual words but with a definition.
I like new words followed by definitions and or examples.
#2
Since I like learning new words, I'd say #2. In an ideal world, I'd add #3, but I'm not organized enough to do that. So, #2 it is. Thanks!
While 3 is something I have often aspired to do, 2 is more often what I most often do, so I suppose my preference is 1.