W: Word Choice

WWord Choice

WWord Choice

W1 Glossary of usage
W2 Wordy sentences
a Redundancies
b Unnecessary repetition
c Empty or inflated phrases
d Simplified structure
e Reducing clauses to phrases, phrases to single words
W3 Active verbs
a Active versus passive verbs
b Active versus be verbs
c Actor named in the sentence
W4 Appropriate language
a Jargon
b Pretentious language, euphemisms, "doublespeak"
c Obsolete or invented words
d Slang, regionalisms, nonstandard English
e Levels of formality
f Sexist language
g Offensive language
W5 Exact language
a Connotations
b Concrete nouns
c Misused words
d Standard idioms
e Clichés
f Figures of speech
W6 The dictionary and the thesaurus
a The dictionary
b The thesaurus