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Look up the meaning of the words - Candice Stephens
My stylistic rule is: Make sure that before you use any type of word that you are not familiar with or have doubts about, that you check the word's meaning in the dictionary for the correct spelling, pronunciation, a simpler version of the word, or the correct word class to use it as within a sentence.
I think that the intro should be worked on, maybe something a little catchy. I feel as though this could be your second paragraph...With so many rules for writing, I thought that it would be difficult to even come close to coming up with a rule that has never been written. With so many rule books written all over the place, in the book stores and online, it’s kind of hard to think of one that hasn’t been thought of. Williams says,” After all, no one sells more books by offering fewer rules.” Who is Williams, what did he write? introduce him before quoting him (Williams 176) So I would remove "so" here, maybe I'm just biased since not beginning a rule with so is my rule =)in order to come up with a rule, I had to do some self analyzing. What is it that I find myself doing when I write a paper that has an impact on my writing style? Well, the first thing that I thought about was how I can’t ever get the rules straight about the proper places for nouns, verbs, subjects and so on. I realized that there are books upon books with that kind of information, as well as class courses on that subject. So, I went through a few other ideas. I began to think about the book, “The Elements of Style” author?, in chapter four. It was filled with useful information. try combining the last 2 short sentences into one I just haven’t come across a book that had a chapter that lists words and expressions that are commonly misused. My rule is a “spin off” of their rule.
Williams' book teaches the writer how important it is to make sure that clarity is present in their writing. My rule coincides with the clarity. If the reader cannot understand what it is that they are reading You may want to re-phrase by saying If readers cannot understand what they are reading-Kate Wynalek, the writing has not accomplished its Goal might work better hereduty, which is to inform. Misused words can create a lack of clarity in your writing.It might help the reader understand your point better if you explain why misused create lack of understanding and how they ruin a writers credibility. Misused words are one of the worse (worst) things you can do to a paper. Misused words will ruin your credibility as a writer. These 3 sentences can be combined a lot of useless words... and maybe some background info to be includedWhen you lose your credibility, you lose your audience. I like this sentence Williams mentions in short, “Keep in mind that your readers will infer from your style something about your character.” (Williams 120)Good quote! Misused words will have the more advanced writer looking down upon you and judging you not only as a writer, but also as a person. People will start to categorize you with being uneducatedConsider rephrasing. Williams says that, “some rules belong to that category of rules observed by some well-educated people, and ignored by others equally well educated: split infinitives, which for that, ect." Words are often misused by the writer because the word is not used by the writer often. So by studying the new word, the writer is also expanding their knowledge.
You begin quite a few sentences in this paragraph with "Misused words" - you might want to change some of those so it doesn't sound as repetitive.I was just about to type the same thing.
Strunk, White, and Williams (as I mentioned above, introduce the authors better in the beginning) all mention how, no comma needed if its a thought maybe " as far as the wording within passages is concerned,appropriate comma the simpler the better . Using big words "big word"????can sometimes be good for writing and sometimes it is better to use a more simple version of the word. It really depends on the type of reading or writing. Confusing, long, difficult to pronounce Big words can sometimes add unclarity to the reader. Williams (no apostrophe in "Williams" the "s" is part of his last name) states,” Replacing unnecessarily formal words with more common ones may not reduce wordiness, but you will make your diction sharper and more direct.” (Williams 118) Strunk and White agrees no S on agree, ”There is nothing wrong, really, with any word- all are good, but some are better than others.” (Strunk and White 77) Another good quote. If you wanted to expand of this I think it would add to your paper to say what kinds of words you find better than others. You go on to talk about how S&W say nouns and verbs are best, do you agree? try not to end a paragraph with a quote; as someone just said, expand on this idea, explain your interpretations so we understand why it was placed here.
Using words in the correct class within your writing creates clarity as well as enhances the style of your writing. You have to know which words fall in the category of verbs, noun, adjectives, pronouns and so on in order to create effective passagesPerhaps re-phrase like this: In order to create effective passages, writers must know the parts of speech of particular words.-KW . Strunk and White tell us you should write with nouns and verbs. They say that, “it is nouns and verbs, not their assistants, that gives good writing its toughness and color.” (Strunk and White 72)
I am an English major and I plan to teach English.Good, I like that you added your personal need for this knowledge I love to use writing as a tool for expression and communication,end sentence, begin next one with I earse the but but I just find myself pressed for bright, new and exciting words to use for my writing. What I often do is find myself writing down words that I hear another classmate say or see a new word in a paper or some interesting article.I like that you are adding a personal relationship with your writing Without checking the true meaning or the correct context to use it, I happily insert my new found word into one of my papers. So far, I have been lucky to have had used the word correctly,Good job! thats hard to do! but one day it would have caught up to me. That is why I am glad to have read this book so that I can start to check the dictionary more often. Consider re-phrasing the last sentenceI like the story you include here at the end of your essay, it adds a nice personal touch. Just a thought, but I thought it might be a neat idea if you start off talking about how you used to borrow words from other places that you didn't really know at the beginning of the essay - and then at the end of the essay tell us how glad you are that you've learned this rule and how benefical it has been to you. But, that's just a suggestion- it works just fine here together at the end too.
You have a good essay, here. You may want to polish it up be re-wording a few sentences. KW
I think that the intro should be worked on, maybe something a little catchy. I feel as though this could be your second paragraph...With so many rules for writing, I thought that it would be difficult to even come close to coming up with a rule that has never been written. With so many rule books written all over the place, in the book stores and online, it’s kind of hard to think of one that hasn’t been thought of. Williams says,” After all, no one sells more books by offering fewer rules.” Who is Williams, what did he write? introduce him before quoting him (Williams 176) So I would remove "so" here, maybe I'm just biased since not beginning a rule with so is my rule =)in order to come up with a rule, I had to do some self analyzing. What is it that I find myself doing when I write a paper that has an impact on my writing style? Well, the first thing that I thought about was how I can’t ever get the rules straight about the proper places for nouns, verbs, subjects and so on. I realized that there are books upon books with that kind of information, as well as class courses on that subject. So, I went through a few other ideas. I began to think about the book, “The Elements of Style” author?, in chapter four. It was filled with useful information. try combining the last 2 short sentences into one I just haven’t come across a book that had a chapter that lists words and expressions that are commonly misused. My rule is a “spin off” of their rule.
Williams' book teaches the writer how important it is to make sure that clarity is present in their writing. My rule coincides with the clarity. If the reader cannot understand what it is that they are reading You may want to re-phrase by saying If readers cannot understand what they are reading-Kate Wynalek, the writing has not accomplished its Goal might work better hereduty, which is to inform. Misused words can create a lack of clarity in your writing.It might help the reader understand your point better if you explain why misused create lack of understanding and how they ruin a writers credibility. Misused words are one of the worse (worst) things you can do to a paper. Misused words will ruin your credibility as a writer. These 3 sentences can be combined a lot of useless words... and maybe some background info to be includedWhen you lose your credibility, you lose your audience. I like this sentence Williams mentions in short, “Keep in mind that your readers will infer from your style something about your character.” (Williams 120)Good quote! Misused words will have the more advanced writer looking down upon you and judging you not only as a writer, but also as a person. People will start to categorize you with being uneducatedConsider rephrasing. Williams says that, “some rules belong to that category of rules observed by some well-educated people, and ignored by others equally well educated: split infinitives, which for that, ect." Words are often misused by the writer because the word is not used by the writer often. So by studying the new word, the writer is also expanding their knowledge.
You begin quite a few sentences in this paragraph with "Misused words" - you might want to change some of those so it doesn't sound as repetitive.I was just about to type the same thing.
Strunk, White, and Williams (as I mentioned above, introduce the authors better in the beginning) all mention how, no comma needed if its a thought maybe " as far as the wording within passages is concerned,appropriate comma the simpler the better . Using big words "big word"????can sometimes be good for writing and sometimes it is better to use a more simple version of the word. It really depends on the type of reading or writing. Confusing, long, difficult to pronounce Big words can sometimes add unclarity to the reader. Williams (no apostrophe in "Williams" the "s" is part of his last name) states,” Replacing unnecessarily formal words with more common ones may not reduce wordiness, but you will make your diction sharper and more direct.” (Williams 118) Strunk and White agrees no S on agree, ”There is nothing wrong, really, with any word- all are good, but some are better than others.” (Strunk and White 77) Another good quote. If you wanted to expand of this I think it would add to your paper to say what kinds of words you find better than others. You go on to talk about how S&W say nouns and verbs are best, do you agree? try not to end a paragraph with a quote; as someone just said, expand on this idea, explain your interpretations so we understand why it was placed here.
Using words in the correct class within your writing creates clarity as well as enhances the style of your writing. You have to know which words fall in the category of verbs, noun, adjectives, pronouns and so on in order to create effective passagesPerhaps re-phrase like this: In order to create effective passages, writers must know the parts of speech of particular words.-KW . Strunk and White tell us you should write with nouns and verbs. They say that, “it is nouns and verbs, not their assistants, that gives good writing its toughness and color.” (Strunk and White 72)
I am an English major and I plan to teach English.Good, I like that you added your personal need for this knowledge I love to use writing as a tool for expression and communication,end sentence, begin next one with I earse the but but I just find myself pressed for bright, new and exciting words to use for my writing. What I often do is find myself writing down words that I hear another classmate say or see a new word in a paper or some interesting article.I like that you are adding a personal relationship with your writing Without checking the true meaning or the correct context to use it, I happily insert my new found word into one of my papers. So far, I have been lucky to have had used the word correctly,Good job! thats hard to do! but one day it would have caught up to me. That is why I am glad to have read this book so that I can start to check the dictionary more often. Consider re-phrasing the last sentenceI like the story you include here at the end of your essay, it adds a nice personal touch. Just a thought, but I thought it might be a neat idea if you start off talking about how you used to borrow words from other places that you didn't really know at the beginning of the essay - and then at the end of the essay tell us how glad you are that you've learned this rule and how benefical it has been to you. But, that's just a suggestion- it works just fine here together at the end too.
You have a good essay, here. You may want to polish it up be re-wording a few sentences. KW
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| jhardacr | Edits | 1 | Feb 20 2009, 11:48 PM EST by carestep | ||
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Overall, I think that you have a good concept. I would like to see more in depth thoughts, more background. There are some "useless" words in the essay and some sentences and even paragraphs that you could indulge on! Good Luck
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| aliciadull | review | 0 | Feb 19 2009, 8:41 PM EST by aliciadull | ||
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I would suggest introducing the authors in the beginning of the paper, who they are, which book they wrote, etc. That way,when you pop those quotes in, we already know who this guy is, and why you find him important enough to quote. Another thing, make sure the paper is for a larger audience outside this class. I have this same issue while writing. Some of the sentences are a bit short and too simple; try connecting some of them into one sentence to flow better. I like your rule and your personal touch you added at the end. I would have to agree with the "blue" edits that the intro paragraph is a great second paragraph. Work on your intro to draw someone into your paper. I think you've got a great first draft here!
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| Nicolelynw | Good Rule | 1 | Feb 18 2009, 1:01 PM EST by carestep | ||
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Candice,
I really liked your rule. Personally, it is a big pet-peeve whenever someone uses words in an essay incorrectly. I just fixed a few small typo type things and added a few suggestions. All my comments are in blue. Overall, I think it's a very good essay- you seem to have a knack for finding the perfect quote for highlighting your ideas. |
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