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Nikoo Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Getting the hang of new words
I surmise the only way of mastering new words is to use them in original sentences. Since I have nobody to practice with, I have started to write short piece of writings and tried to use my new words. However, I'm somehow worried about the texts being weird or containing irrelevant words (Is the structure correct?). I have two questions: 1) Do you have any suggestions as to how I can be sure of appropriate use of words? 2) What do you think about the following text? Does it make sense?
"The egotist impresario construed the whole project as chimerical and poorly organized. “It’s not feasible,” He uttered laconically. This time his entourage could perceive a tinge of consternation in his virile voice. The reticent playwright had always been nettled by this irascible implacable man who by now was standing some steps further. “Oh, don’t be hard on him, Mario. Let the sleeping dogs lie. You know that people will jostle for tickets. It is imperative to test the truncated version of the play. It will attest to its popularity. Let’s be sanguine about the outcome.” said the woman in black. Mario was staring at the mammoth incongruous placards as if he was pondering over the most mind-boggling enigma of the universe. “I’m sure your career will not be jeopardized. Nevertheless, we all are cognizant of the pace at which this, once lucrative business, is reaching its nadir.” The playwright’s wife was in a sense imploring the man to change his mind, but he seemed to remain adamant."
"The egotist impresario construed the whole project as chimerical and poorly organized. “It’s not feasible,” He uttered laconically. This time his entourage could perceive a tinge of consternation in his virile voice. The reticent playwright had always been nettled by this irascible implacable man who by now was standing some steps further. “Oh, don’t be hard on him, Mario. Let the sleeping dogs lie. You know that people will jostle for tickets. It is imperative to test the truncated version of the play. It will attest to its popularity. Let’s be sanguine about the outcome.” said the woman in black. Mario was staring at the mammoth incongruous placards as if he was pondering over the most mind-boggling enigma of the universe. “I’m sure your career will not be jeopardized. Nevertheless, we all are cognizant of the pace at which this, once lucrative business, is reaching its nadir.” The playwright’s wife was in a sense imploring the man to change his mind, but he seemed to remain adamant."
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Overall, your usage is correct, but the result is an awful fustian mess of overblown vocabulary. Please do not write that way. The egotist impresario construed the whole project as chimerical and poorly organized.
- Overall, your usage is correct, but the result is an awful fustian mess of overblown vocabulary.
- Please do not write that way.
- The egotist impresario construed the whole project as chimerical and poorly organized.
- “It’s not feasible,” he uttered laconically.
- This time his entourage could perceive a tinge of consternation in his virile (not relevant to context) voice.
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Overall, your usage is correct, but the result is an awful fustian mess of overblown vocabulary. Please do not write that way.
The egotist impresario construed the whole project as chimerical and poorly organized. “It’s not feasible,” he uttered laconically. This time his entourage could perceive a tinge of consternation in hisvirile (not relevant to context)
The egotist impresario construed the whole project as chimerical and poorly organized. “It’s not feasible,” he uttered laconically. This time his entourage could perceive a tinge of consternation in his
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Thank you very much. I know my usage sounds crazy. But I really don't know how to practice new words. They say "if you don't use it, you'll lose it."
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That is true. Even native speakers lose them if they don't use them. My main advice, though, it to do A LOT OF reading: that is the main way that we use and build, use and retain vocabulary.
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