What are the 1000 most common words in English? Should you care?

Wiktionary, an offshoot of the wonderful Wikipedia, offers this answer . Looks, sounds, and feels right to me.

Do I recommend memorizing this list? No. Language is to be used, discovered, and enjoyed. Memorizing long lists of vocabulary words in English, while sometimes effective for standardized tests, seldom helps create compelling conversations.

Vocabulary lists, however, can provide a sense of satisfaction and order.

Should you care? Do you have to care? Sometimes lists like this can also help us review and trigger new connections. You probably want to know these words if you are planning to study in English at a university, college, or community college - but I wouldn't stress. Learning English takes time, and you will find the words that you need when you need them.

Yet exploring a personal interest in English will help you generate a more personal, authentic, and meaningful vocabulary in English. So what interests you today? What do you want to learn more about? Where can you find two quality articles on that topic? Why not create your own vocabulary list to match you and your interests? After all, shouldn't your vocabulary journal reflect you?

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), British author and Nobel Prize winner in Literature

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