Big words to impress
Writing Personal Statements for Graduate School
Writing Personal Statements for Graduate School Pat Sokolove, PhD Deputy Director, OITE sokolovp@mail.nih.gov . ... Trying to impress the committee with big words ... Writing Personal Statements for Graduate School
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than 20 Words, or a Paragraph with More than 8 Lines." 128 Half-Truth 7: "Big Words Impress People." 128 Half-Truth 8: "Business Writing Does NotDocument Sources." 128 Ten Ways to Make Your Writing Easier to Read 128 As You Choose Words 129 As You Write and Revise Sentences 132 As You Write and Revise Paragraphs 140
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BIG WORDS IMPRESS PEOPLE: YES . . . BUT YesYYeessYes May show formality or technical expertise But Distance you from readers May be misunderstood May make you look foolish 7. USE FAMILIAR WORDS Words most people know Words that best convey your meaning Shorter, more common words
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to impress them during childhood. Perhaps we re-jected this particular conception because it seemed inadequate. With that rejection we imagined we had abandoned the God idea entirely. We were bothered WE AGNOSTICS 45 Alco_9781893007161_6p_01_r6.qxd 8/13/07 10:55 AM Page 45.
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28 Chapter 2 Managing the Communication Process: Analyzing, Composing, Evaluating Composing The process of drafting content, organizing it so that it is understandable from the audience’s perspective, putting it into coherent sentences and logical para-graphs, and then designing a format or delivery approach that is professional and
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audience is your peers so no need to impress us with big words. Feel free to use first and third persons which can help bring the report to life. Use active voice phrases like, "The team conducted several brainstorming sessions..." rather than, "Several brainstorming sessions …
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Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly DANIEL M. OPPENHEIMER* Princeton University, USA SUMMARY Most texts on writing style encourage authors to avoid overly-complex words. However, a majority
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Unit 6: Analyzing and interpreting data 2 Myths • Complex analysis and big words impress people. • Analysis comes at the end when there is data to analyze. • Qualitative analysis is easier than quantitative analysis • Data have their own meaning • Stating limitations weakens the evaluation • Computer analysis is always easier and better
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“big words” as words that are “intended … to impress, over-awe, or confuse the hearer through being drawn from schol-arly or elevated vocabulary.” This intention is what Caronna seems to warn against when she says, “don’t use to sound like a snob!” So, if the opposite of a “big” word is a “small” one,
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unnecessary, pompous, or long words, it will still be hard to read. Remember, the longer it takes to read, the weaker it comes across. Pompous diction Some writers choose words to impress, rather than to express. Big words and pompous phrases add deadwood that hinders meaning. Most wordy expressions
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