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How to gain wide vocabulary?

 
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English is not my native language. I know we should have good English knowledge to acquire good jobs these days. Improving grammar is not only help to grow our knowledge. But also we should have wide vocabulary. I need to improve my word level more and more. Can anyone please suggest me how to do that quickly?
 
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It is probably impossible to do that quickly. I suggest reading lots of English literature and other sorts of document. But make sure it is modern; learning Shakespearean vocabulary will make you sound strange.
 
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Campbell Ritchie wrote:It is probably impossible to do that quickly. I suggest reading lots of English literature and other sorts of document. But make sure it is modern; learning Shakespearean vocabulary will make you sound strange.


And if you can get hold of audio books, that will also help. English is famous for its inconsistency in pronunciation.
 
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Thanks Campbell and Stuart for the suggestions.
Is there any legitimate audio books freely available to refer?

 
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A quick Google search found this. There are probably other similar sites.
 
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Thank Stuart. I appreciate your helps.
 
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