Word Choice Formal Elevated Language Neutral A hybrid

Word Choice

Formal: Elevated Language Neutral: A hybrid of formal or informal. Informal: What you write and speak to friends and family members § Please conversing. § Be quiet. § Shut up. § The young man § The boy wondered what § The boy thought about ruminated upon his breakfast options. he was going to eat for breakfast. what he was gonna munch on for breakfast.

Connotative: Other meanings or feelings are associated with the word Denotative: The definition of the word (very ambiguity in meaning) § Home § House, Apartment, Flat, Trailer, etc § A Ride § Taxi, Car, Bus, etc § Book § Novel, Textbook, Biography

Monosyllabic: 1 -2 syllables Polysyllabic: 3+ syllables § Glad, Happy § Ecstatic, Blithesome, Overjoyed § Smart, Brainy § Erudite, Ingenious § Sad, Dismal § Disconsolate, Pessimistic

Concrete: tangible Abstract: intangible § Desk, Room, Teacher, Student § Class § Essay, Website, Lecture § Information § Kiss, Hug… § Love

Euphonious: Pleasant Sounding Cacophonous: Hard or Abrupt to the Ear § Caress, embrace § Grope, Contact, Pat § Slither, glissade § Sneak, snake, slink

§ Dialect: How individual groups speak. § Jones’ on me § Colloquial: Language dependent on region § Ya’ll v. Youse v. You Guys § Slang: Specific and momentary § Thot v. Nat v. Swoop v. Hoe § Jargon: trade, job or pursuit specific § Assessment, Benchmark, Kinesthetic Learner, Objective, SWAT § Gigabyte, Logic Board, CPU, JPG, Mother Board

§ These are the bane of my existence. You must be dumb as a rock to use them. They are tired, lame, and dull phrases that are constantly used in student papers and bad pop music. Here is a good list: § Rock-hard § Thin-skinned § Cold as ice (ice-cold) § Skin color described as chocolate, peach, caramel, or rosey § Stone-cold