MY WRITING TIPS Flashcards
1
Q
WORDS TO AVOID THEY LACK AUTHORITY AND CREATE DOUBT
A
THEY LACK AUTHORITY, WEAKEN
WOULD, SHOULD, COULD, MAY, MIGHT AND CAN
2
Q
WHAT’S MEANT BY DEFINITE, SPECIFIC, AND CONCRETE LANGUAGE
A
- PREFER THE SPECIFIC TO THE GENERAL,
- THE DEFINITE TO THE VAQUE
- THE CONCRETE TO THE ABSTRACT
- SHORT WORDS THAT EVOKE IMAGES, ARE BETTER .
- ONE OR TWO VOWEL WORDS, WHEN POSSIBLE, ARE STRONGER.