Nearly 10 years ago-back in the Jurassic era of the Internet-when I founded Wordsmith.org as a way to share my love of words with others, I had no idea how much this place would grow. We now have a vibrant online community of 500,000 word-lovers in more than 200 countries. I feel gratified to be part of such a worldwide community of people who enjoy language and words. It's not surprising that a good number of these word-lovers are writers, poets, novelists and editors.

In this article, Anu Garg, author of A Word A Day, discusses the benefits of enriching your vocabulary.