1000 Words to Expand Your Vocabulary

'The Oxford English Dictionary' contains 175,000 words in common usage and yet linguists estimate that a vocabulary of 3,000 is sufficient to cover 95% of common usage in speech and print.

Where have all those other words gone? The English language is a giant sponge, absorbing words from a multitude of different languages and cultures and yet it seems speakers of English are indolent at accessing the rich resources at our disposal. '1000 Words to Expand Your Vocabulary' aims to ameliorate this issue by providing a fascinating lexicography to boost your word power.