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Old 13-Jan-2006, 09:56
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Hello~!

My name is jan-jan and I'm new here~!

Can someone help me how to identify words without using a dictionary? I really have a hard time with words that I don't understand.

Even just a clue would be nice.

Thank you~!
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Old 14-Jan-2006, 06:19
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Look at the context and ask some basic questions- is it a noun, adjective, etc? does it have a positive or negative meaning? is it important for the context? does it look like any other word I know?
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