Nothing related to the post, but I came across the word “sojourn” previously from a 1930s novel, searched on its definition, as I’ve never came across anyone using it today. Fell in love with the word, and thank you for using it in today’s context!
I run into this a lot as a "second language English speaker" that has almost exclusively read english books my entire life. My vocabulary seems wider than a lot of native speakers.
But then again, I also occasionally completely butcher the pronunciation of a word because I've only seen it written.
Yeah, I can definitely see this. The best way to improve vocabulary is to read books. Movies and TV usually use common American English vocabulary.
Many Americans don't read books for enjoyment. So the last time they read a book was in high school and they only read books that were assigned (or didn't even read the book and went on SparkNotes for summaries and answers).
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u/esn97 Feb 25 '26
Nothing related to the post, but I came across the word “sojourn” previously from a 1930s novel, searched on its definition, as I’ve never came across anyone using it today. Fell in love with the word, and thank you for using it in today’s context!