For an English learner like me, learning new words and making them absorbed deeply in my mind is not an easy task. I always find it difficult while deciding which word is suitable to use.
Furthermore, I often forget the words that follows the last one in saying a sentence, which makes me stop to think, but on most occasions, still get no proper answer.
What I want to ask is:
Can I use some simple words or phrases instead of complicated ones?
If i don't know how to say the right words?
For example:
I believe that you could fulfill your dream one day.
If I forget 'fulfill', which is proper here for the noun, may I say instead:
I believe that you could make your dream into reality one day.
Another example:
He is accused of committing a crime.
If I forget 'commit', may I say:
He is accused of doing a crime. or
He is accused of making a criminal thing/behavior.
I know it may sound funny to native ears, but that may be the sole method for a foreigner who has poor vocabulary in emergency.
Best Answer
I absolutely believe that it's not the "big words" that make a good sentence or a good writer/speaker.
Or is the following sentence better? (Full of big words, basically the same meaning...)
So, yes, go ahead, use whatever words you have in your vocabulary.