Choose something or someone to describe—a favorite cousin, a stranger on the bus, an automobile, a musical instrument, or whatever strikes your fancy. Describe your subject using colloquial language and slang. Then rewrite the description, this time using neither of these. Read the two passages aloud, and note what different effects each version creates.
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Exercise 20.1: Choose something or someone to describe—a favorite cousin, a stranger on the bus, an automobile, a musical instrument, or whatever strikes your fancy. Describe your subject using colloquial language and slang. Then rewrite the description, this time using neither of these. Read the two passages aloud, and note what different effects each version creates.