Locaha comments on A Workflow with Spaced Repetition - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Locaha 04 November 2013 07:38:39PM 1 point [-]

I use Anki mainly to improve my english vocabulary, a language I'm already proficient in. When I learn a new word, I strive to learn it deeply, including all or most meanings, and examples of use. My questions are usually just a single word, while the answers are a conglomeration of a few online dictionaries.

Did you know a "divot" is both a piece of turf torn out by a golf club AND a hole it left in the turf? You can put a divot back into the divot, I guess. :-)

Sometimes I learn stuff I can't even translate. Why "merkin" is even a word???