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Title: Objectives


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Objectives
  • Explain why your reader may interpret your words
    differently from your intended meaning
  • Find resources to get help in choosing your words
  • Choose simple, concise, appropriate, correct,
    specific, positive words

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The Writing Process
2-1
Message
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The Meaning of Words
2-2
  • Connotative subtle,
    suggestive meaning
  • Denotative dictionary meaning

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Get Help in Choosing Words
2-3a
  • Thesaurus
  • provides synonyms
  • emblem, n. symbol, token, sign,
  • mark, device

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Get Help in Choosing Words
2-3b
  • Dictionary
  • provides definitions
  • pretzel (pr ts l) n. A glazed biscuit,
    salted on the outside, usually baked in the form
    of a loose knot or stick.

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Use Simple Words
2-4
Complex Simple commence start subsequently late
r utilize use
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Use Simple Words
2-5
Complex Simple commence start subsequently late
r utilize use
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Inappropriate Expressions
2-6
in view of the fact that in a nutshell put up
with ups and downs
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Bias-Free Words
2-7
Avoid Use landlord owner saleswoman sales
associate or sales representative spoke
sman spokesperson workmens workers
compensation compensation
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Correct Words
2-8
Canvas a course fabric Canvass to conduct a
survey its possessive form of it its means
it is loose not restrained lose to mislay
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Redundant Expressions
2-9
free gift basic essentials refer back
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Nonexistent Words and Expressions
2-10
irregardless somewheres should of
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Specific Words
2-11
General Specific large amount a
hundred recently last week soon by May 31
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Positive Words
2-12
Positive Negative can cannot enjoy dissati
sfied profit loss valuable unfortunate
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