Increase your word power

I suspect, one's vocabulary is developed early in life, late teens. I find it natural to use the vocabulary that I used then, most of which was based on technical writing rather than literature.
Whilst I may now discover new and interesting words that I would like to include in my vocabulary, I usually fail to remember them.
One word that I particularly like is "singular" (exceptional), but I rarely remember to use it. Thanks to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for "singular"

and me but no-one need see what you produce and it is fun whilst you are dabbing!

Just as well I made my living in engineering, as an artist, I would starve.

Isn't retirement wonderful when you can be an artist in the morning, an engineer in the afternoon and socialize in the evening.

I used to read fiction when I was young, but I doubt I have ever read more than 10 fiction books until very recently. All my working life in engineering and computing required constant study to keep abreast of developments. My hobbies also tended to be technically biased.
My requirement for written English was limited to report writing, short, to the point and targeted at the specific reader (usually accountants). I had to get my point across in the first couple of paragraphs. Hence, most of my writing is succinct.

That is, provided the person I was discoursing with knew nothing at all about them.

Our favourite family word is Brimborion, also known as Brimborium. Occasionally spelt Brimborian. It's such an obscure word that it's hard to find the meaning, which is why it's so useful. It means, utter rubbish. As a noun it means a valueless useless object. Thus it became my sisters' and my favourite utterance at school if we wanted to be rude about what the teachers were saying, without them being able to understand. Far more satisfying than misbehaviour. It's a very old word, only to be found in the most ancient of family encyclopaedias.

www.yourdictionary.com/brimborion

DBH loved it and taught it to our DS. I had many a sticky moment because of it, over the years, but it never fails to make me laugh.

I agree with you on limiting new words to one a day each - as you say, long lists are not what we want.

My DH did physics and spent decades designing telemetry systems but was hopeless at English. I proof-read his thesis to weed out the spelling and grammar mistakes. As a result I could once discourse reasonably intelligently on semi-conductors, but his spelling didn't improve reciprocally.

Horses for courses pom My technical abilities are zero.

Elegran, I only suggested a word a day so that we had time to discuss them. I could imagine some contributors presenting lists of words that we would not have time to discuss properly. Rules are made to be broken.

I hated school, I wanted to become an engineer from an early age (10 ish).
My school (sec mod) did not do anything connected to engineering, I had to fight the school to allow me to take an RSA group technical course at night school which concentrated on engineering subjects, technical drawing/maths. I left school at 15 and started an engineering apprenticeship with day release. I finally got an HND in production engineering. As a result I am well versed in technical subjects, but not English/History etc.
It is only recently that I have started to read fiction, would have much rather read text books, and still do.

Onomatopoea - clickety-clack, pitter-patter, squelch, rumble. (The last four are not me trying to exceed my word-a-day ration, they are examples of onomatopoea)

No, I'm sorry pompa, I shouldn't have made assumptions - you are certainly not thick!

No - I was rubbish at school. Perhaps I'd better keep quiet, showing how thick I am.

Alliteration's artful aid?

You're kidding, aren't you Pompa?

Didn't you do that at school - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers etc?

Another new word for me this evening (thanks to Pointless) :-

Alliteration

According to various websites it's been around since the 1850s. You're not that old are you, Elegran?

I am sure I was using it before then.

Wasn't discombobulation invented by Blackadder to confound Dr Johnson?

Bit late to become a Lothario now (not that I have ever wanted to)

Practice makes perfect, Pompa

Elegran, never too late to learn

I dunno, Jo1book Jingle it on GN sometimes shakes things up a bit.

Pompa How did you reach this advanced age without coming across the word Lothario ?

Sorry. lazy typing. JIGGLE IT