concise diction aka, “lean prose”. nominalize = bad nominalization changes a verb into its noun...
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CONCISE DICTION
Aka, “lean prose”
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Nominalize = Bad• Nominalization changes a verb into its noun form• Discuss becomes discussion, depend becomes
dependent, recognize becomes recognition.• “Noun-ing” your verbs results in stiffness,
wordiness, or awkward constructions.• I had the knowledge that my speech in English
was poor. • I knew very well that I spoke English poorly.
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Showy Vocabulary• Fancier is not always better.• Felicitations on your natal day! • Or: Happy Birthday!• “Hijacking the language proves especially pernicious
when government officials deodorize their programs with near-Orwellian euphemism.” (Pernicious sounds appropriate here.)
• “We all heard the pernicious gunshots.” (Pernicious sounds laughable here…)