The language of the poster produced by an anonymous civil servant at City Hall during WWII was characterized by all the following EXCEPT _________.
A: the use of long words instead of short ones
B: the use of words of foreign origin instead of native ones
C: the use of complicated sentence structures
D: the use of the direct, imperative mood
A: the use of long words instead of short ones
B: the use of words of foreign origin instead of native ones
C: the use of complicated sentence structures
D: the use of the direct, imperative mood
举一反三
- Use short sentences with correct words (avoid ambiguous wording and use precise words instead of almost-precise words).
- In order to make clear speeches, we need to use big words at all time instead of short ones.
- How to make your general language specific?( ) A: Use light verbs B: Use descriptive words C: Use exact names, time, places and numbers D: Use verb phrases instead of single verbs
- Which type of the following words is the most forceful ones in a speech? A: Short words B: Complicated words C: Direct words D: Specific words
- Which of the following is not a common way to make your language vivid?? Use big words|Use simile|Use metaphor|Use parallelism