Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Diction Bingo

1.) Discussing the effects of passage, avoid referring to the way it affects "the reader" or "the audience" 
His clam, but intense attention to detail leaves readers intimidated yet expectant for the forth coming of his next step.
http://chieftian.blogspot.com/
2.)Avoid "he says" quote introductions
Baker said the lobby was filled with "towering volumes of marble and glass.
http://mariahsetymologyblog.blogspot.com/
3.)Don't say "this" without putting a noun or a noun phrase after it. 
this creates imagery for the reader of what the daily worker sees.
http://runskunkrun.blogspot.com/
4.)Avoid the verbs "use" and "shows"
The crisp words that are used in Catcher in the Rye depict that his emotions are like a closed box, not wanting to deal with issues that seem non-important to him.
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