week 4 Vocabulary in paper

1.Using action verbs

1.1 deffenence between action verbs and fuzzy verbs

  • Action verbs(strong verbs) energize the writing.
  • Fuzzy verbs are energy thieves.
  • Fuzzy verbs: not responsible
  • Action verbs: responsible,credible

1.2 vocabulary

 

 

2.Avoid quantifiers

qualifiers:   
very, ideal, remarkable, quite, simply,  totally, completely,   truly, highly, certainly, necessarily, somewhat,  luckily, surprisingly etc. 

3.Avoid Abbreviations

  • “no” = number
  • “i.e.” = that is
  • “e.g.”= for example
  • “c.f.”= compared with, in contrast to
  • “1st “ = first
  • “2nd “= second
  • “Jan.” = January
  • “etc.”and so on . NO

 

 

3.Avoid sexism

 

posted @ 2019-03-25 19:38  雷小军  阅读(129)  评论(0)  编辑  收藏  举报