English_writing--vocabulary
Vocabulary
Suitable word
- different word has its special useness, e.g. The lion roar(not mew)
objective and passive
- objective is your narrative
- passive is prescribe
- In academic writing, usually in use of passive
formal and informal vocabulary
| Formal | Informal | Slang | | ———————————————- | ——————————————— | ———————————– | | I am angry. | I’m mad. | I’m pissed off. (slightly vulgar) | | What you are proposing does not seem feasible. | I don’t think your plan sounds very possible. | That plan’s crap. (slightly vulgar) | | It was a pleasure meeting you. | See you around. | Later, dude. | | my father | my dad | my old man |
Connotations
A connotation is an idea or feeling that a word may hold, which is in addition to its main meaning, e.g. cheap, frugal, miserly, economical, same meaning with positive or nagtive meanings.