Using advanced words
Hi
Would you say that you agree with the introduction? One of the things I have learned here over a decade is to use simple words rather than heavy/advanced words in everyday English.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
It depends on the level of education of the person you are talking to. To educated people, those words are not very advanced. In addition, such words can bring an extra richness of meaning.
- It depends on the level of education of the person you are talking to.
- To educated people, those words are not very advanced.
- In addition, such words can bring an extra richness of meaning.
- For example, petrified does not simply mean very scared .
- It means paralyzed with fear.
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It depends on the level of education of the person you are talking to. To educated people, those words are not very advanced.
In addition, such words can bring an extra richness of meaning. For example, petrified does not simply mean very scared. It means paralyzed with fear.
Clive
0I agree with the basic point of the video that there are often better ways to express something than "very _____", and I agree with Clive that the words she suggests aren't particularly obscure. What I would quibble about is that some of her suggested words aren't perfect replacements for the original phrase. For instance, someone can be indignant without being very angry. They can be very poo
0Advice for writers: When you're done, do a global search-and-delete for "very". She is right about that if you want to raise your register.
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