WORD CHOICE
WORD CHOICE
A writer's selection of words as determined by a number of factors, including meaning (both denotative and connotative), specificity, level of diction, and tone.
"Word choice often determines whether or not you get your message across. Making poor word choices and not writing appropriately for the audience can distract the reader so much that the message you intended to convey is missed."
Definition of Slang:
An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined and rapidly changing words and phrases.
In his book Slang: The People's Poetry (OUP, 2009), Michael Adams argues that "slang is not merely a lexical phenomenon, a type of word, but a linguistic practice rooted in social needs and behaviors, mostly the complementary needs to fit in and to stand out."
Definition of Clinche: The words cliché and stereotype are related metaphors derive from a French printing method introduced in the late-18th century. According to The Oxford English Dictionary, both terms originally referred to a process involving a metal plate cast from woodcuts. By the start of the 20th century, the nouns had acquired the figurative meanings (and the negative connotations) that we're now all familiar with: a cliché is any overly familiar word or phrase, while a stereotype is an oversimplified image of a person, place, or thing.
In Gay's complete poem, we find other familiar comparisons, including "busy as a bee," "dead as a door-nail," "lighter than a feather," "smooth as glass," and "warm as any toast." Even in the 18th century, these "new similes" had lost their original luster.
In our own time, most teachers and usage guides encourage us to eliminate clichés from our writing, characterizing them as "tired," "hackneyed," and "stale." But like so many of the "rules" of writing, the common handbook admonition to avoid clichés is a simplification of a complex idea
What is wordiness?
The situation of wordiness is one in which writers attempt to utilize
A writer's selection of words as determined by a number of factors, including meaning (both denotative and connotative), specificity, level of diction, and tone.
"Word choice often determines whether or not you get your message across. Making poor word choices and not writing appropriately for the audience can distract the reader so much that the message you intended to convey is missed."
Definition of Slang:
An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined and rapidly changing words and phrases.
In his book Slang: The People's Poetry (OUP, 2009), Michael Adams argues that "slang is not merely a lexical phenomenon, a type of word, but a linguistic practice rooted in social needs and behaviors, mostly the complementary needs to fit in and to stand out."
Definition of Clinche: The words cliché and stereotype are related metaphors derive from a French printing method introduced in the late-18th century. According to The Oxford English Dictionary, both terms originally referred to a process involving a metal plate cast from woodcuts. By the start of the 20th century, the nouns had acquired the figurative meanings (and the negative connotations) that we're now all familiar with: a cliché is any overly familiar word or phrase, while a stereotype is an oversimplified image of a person, place, or thing.
In Gay's complete poem, we find other familiar comparisons, including "busy as a bee," "dead as a door-nail," "lighter than a feather," "smooth as glass," and "warm as any toast." Even in the 18th century, these "new similes" had lost their original luster.
In our own time, most teachers and usage guides encourage us to eliminate clichés from our writing, characterizing them as "tired," "hackneyed," and "stale." But like so many of the "rules" of writing, the common handbook admonition to avoid clichés is a simplification of a complex idea
What is wordiness?
The situation of wordiness is one in which writers attempt to utilize