Familiar Writing Style: Not Vulgar or Pompous but Proper and Colloquial
Nahyun Kim (Esther)
Mrs. Sidle
English III AP
August 29, 2014
1. Many people believe that crude and effusive style is a familiar writing style. However, writing in the way you speak is the most familiar way to write. You should regard writing as a public speech which you should use precise and proper language to express your thought clearly. Therefore, avoiding too vulgar or too pedantic words is crucial for writing. It is hard to find words which are exactly matched with your purpose, but this ability is necessary to write familiarly. Crude and pompous words can never make your writing natural.
2. The author claims that what makes familiar writing style is not a vulgar or pompous words but proper and colloquial words.
3. Firstly, the author states that using proper colloquial words for writing filters out pompous, hypocritical and poor expressions from one’s writing. Also, he says that proper usage of words deliver the author’s thought more clearly to the readers.
4. The author’s tone is analytical, humorous and informal.
5. - vulgar: adj. not having or showing good manners, good taste, or politeness
Ex) Recently, some TV programs choose to be vulgar for a viewer ratings.
- affectation: n. an unnatural form of behavior that is meant to impress others
Ex) People who are full of affectation usually have inferiority complex.
- pomp: n. the impressive decorations, music, clothing etc., that are part of some formal events
Ex) Many women dream of wedding with a great pomp.
- cant: n. hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature
Ex) In the novel the Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale said that speeches he had done were all cant because he is a sinner
- slipshod: adj. (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
Ex) A concert was so slipshod, so the audiences demanded a refund.
- idiom: n. a group of words established by usage as having a
Mrs. Sidle
English III AP
August 29, 2014
1. Many people believe that crude and effusive style is a familiar writing style. However, writing in the way you speak is the most familiar way to write. You should regard writing as a public speech which you should use precise and proper language to express your thought clearly. Therefore, avoiding too vulgar or too pedantic words is crucial for writing. It is hard to find words which are exactly matched with your purpose, but this ability is necessary to write familiarly. Crude and pompous words can never make your writing natural.
2. The author claims that what makes familiar writing style is not a vulgar or pompous words but proper and colloquial words.
3. Firstly, the author states that using proper colloquial words for writing filters out pompous, hypocritical and poor expressions from one’s writing. Also, he says that proper usage of words deliver the author’s thought more clearly to the readers.
4. The author’s tone is analytical, humorous and informal.
5. - vulgar: adj. not having or showing good manners, good taste, or politeness
Ex) Recently, some TV programs choose to be vulgar for a viewer ratings.
- affectation: n. an unnatural form of behavior that is meant to impress others
Ex) People who are full of affectation usually have inferiority complex.
- pomp: n. the impressive decorations, music, clothing etc., that are part of some formal events
Ex) Many women dream of wedding with a great pomp.
- cant: n. hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature
Ex) In the novel the Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale said that speeches he had done were all cant because he is a sinner
- slipshod: adj. (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
Ex) A concert was so slipshod, so the audiences demanded a refund.
- idiom: n. a group of words established by usage as having a