Lecture 12 Word Choice
Why do we care about word choice? Interviewer:How much rewriting do you do? Hemingway:It depends.I rewrote the ending of Farewell to Arms,the last page of it,39 times before I was satisfied. Interviewer:Was there some technical problem there? What was it that had stumped you? Hemingway:Getting the words right. (Ernest Hemingway,"The Art of Fiction,"The Paris Review Interview,1956)
Why do we care about word choice? Interviewer: How much rewriting do you do? Hemingway: It depends. I rewrote the ending of Farewell to Arms, the last page of it, 39 times before I was satisfied. Interviewer: Was there some technical problem there? What was it that had stumped you? Hemingway: Getting the words right. (Ernest Hemingway, "The Art of Fiction, " The Paris Review Interview, 1956)
Take a look at students'writing First,I am a funny boy,and you will always be happy with me.I like all the things that make me happy,for example,crosstalk. Maybe I am a little shy with strangers,but once we get to know each other.I will tell jokes to you,or even play some jokes on you.All my friends think that I am very humorous,therefore,they all like to play with me
Take a look at students’ writing v First, I am a funny boy, and you will always be happy with me. I like all the things that make me happy, for example, crosstalk. Maybe I am a little shy with strangers, but once we get to know each other, I will tell jokes to you, or even play some jokes on you. All my friends think that I am very humorous, therefore, they all like to play with me
Outline 1.Objectives of this lecture; 2.Levels of diction; 3.Choosing the right words in English writing
Outline 1.Objectives of this lecture; 2. Levels of diction; 3. Choosing the right words in English writing
1.Objectives 1)to know the levels of diction; *2)to know how to choose the right words in English writing
1. Objectives v 1) to know the levels of diction; v 2) to know how to choose the right words in English writing