Vocabulary

I think that vocabulary is one the most important things an English major can learn. Throughout my childhood my father always told me that I should be memorizing vocabulary words. I didn't listen to him and for that reason I think that my writing skills have suffered over the years. But, since my mission I have started to develop an appreciation for learning vocabulary words. When my father was in college he got to the point where he was reading the dictionary because he loved learning new words so much!!! I am not to that point yet but I have started enjoying studying the meaning of words. It has helped being able to draw upon a greater bank of vocabulary when writing papers. I am no expert by any means, I think I am just playing catch up for all of my slothful teen years. I don't know why most teens don't think that knowledge is cool, but now I have this fire inside me that is driving me to learn as much as I possibly can. I hope that seeking more knowledge will always be a lifetime pursuit of mine.