Communicating with words Words are the building blocks of our communication whether we speak them or write them. Words are the means by which other people understand our thoughts and ideas. Without words to express what we want to communicate we become frustrated. The sad thing is we are losing words from our language faster than you think. Do you know why? Archaic words In this animation you will see a number or words that are no longer used or are used rarely. See if you have heard any of them. Drop the terms to the definitions to see if you have a match. Lost words A cartoon character of a roman aristocrat stands bewildered with his sandal undone and the leather thong that would have wound around his leg is tangled around his ankle. He calls; Could somebody come and tie my latchet? The list of rare words in the previous animation was gathered from a random glance through a dictionary published only in 1962 and it only represents half...