Tag Archive | Words
The Active Word Checklist
Originally posted on K.M. Allan:
“Keep your prose active.” It’s one of the most well-known pieces of writing advice and one of the most frustrating. Sometimes when writing, especially when you’re first starting out, you have no idea what words are making your prose non-active. You’re just writing, using the words that sound right.…
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Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Dig Deep. Use ambiguous words. Did you know the word “break” has 75 different meanings! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkfD_9x3z3Q Would you like a quick link to help you discover ambiguous words? Well, you’re in for a treat. Because I’ve discovered a terrific website that has done most of the work for us. I…
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Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Dig Deep. Use ambiguous words. Did you know the word “break” has 75 different meanings! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkfD_9x3z3Q Would you like a quick link to help you discover ambiguous words? Well, you’re in for a treat. Because I’ve discovered a terrific website that has done most of the work for us. I…
TALK IS CHEAP
Originally posted on SUSANNE LEIST:
Source:lepetitchatblanc ? ? Talk is cheap. Words are weak. Action has worth. Action speaks louder.
Untranslatable: Words Writers Should Know
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
The English language may be absurd and magical, but it also fails to capture the entire nuance of human experience. Other languages, however, can fill in some of those gaps. Tim Lomas, a lecturer in positive psychology at the University of East London, has compiled a lists of those words…
Tsundoku: The Art of Not Reading
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
There is a word for not reading. Or rather, there is a term for collecting books and never opening their covers. That word is tsundoku. The Japanese word tsundoku stands for a state in which many readers find themselves. The term is actually a combination of several words. Alone, doku…
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