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Angles and Dangles Captain
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 Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:17 am
1984 by George Orwel It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course the great wastage is in the vers and adjectives, but there are hundereds of nouns that can be got rid of as well." It's true when you think about it. In a study of teaching primates to understand language, scientists managed to effectively cut down the entire english language down to 200 words. So why don't we use that simple 200 word vocabulary? Wouldn't that make life easier if we only had to learn 200 words to convey everything we needed to say rather than the thousands of words and meanings we're expected to know? 1984 by George Orwell "If you have a word like 'good,' what need is there for a word like 'bad'? 'Ungood' will do just as well -better, because it's an exact opposite, which the other is not. Or again, if you want a stronger version of 'good,' what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like 'excellent' and 'splendid' and all the rest of them? 'Plusgood' covers the meaning, or 'doubleplusgood' if you want something stronger still." So why don't we simply have the simple basic words and a set of prefixes for all the meanings of all the words we have? The reason is because all words have different meanings. No two words are perfect synonyms or antonyms. Every individual word has its own meaning onto itself. Simple choice of words can elicit a certian tone, dialect, or even a 'between the lines' meaning. Just as you cannot simply replace hundereds of words with one, not all words are interchangable with eachother. Learn to recognize and avoid thesarus rape. Thesarus rape is simply jumping to your thesarus for every word in a sentence to change it to something else without a second thought to the meaning of the word. The best way to expand your vocabulary is to read more works with a better word choice. It is much more effective to learn through context the meaning of a word rather than a simple description. Our assignment for this lesson will delve into the intricasies of language and word choice.
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:25 am
Post lesson Assignment:
Re-write these sentences in your own words. Keep in mind the meaning you intend to convey in your word choice. While the object of the lesson was simply word choice, you may also use figurative language so long as you hold the essence of the sentences.
After you have re-written the sentences in your own word choice, please look at other's changed and comment on the change it provided.
1) The dog bit me.
2) The test was easy.
3) She wondered what happened to the boy.
4) The stone was bright.
5) I've got a good book.
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Angles and Dangles Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:23 pm
This should be fun.
1) The large wolf-like dog bit me repeatedly in the face until it fell off into a bloody pool.
2) The Ap English test was easy, because I copied off the key.(True story.)
3) She wondered what happened to the boy, as she kicked his dead body back under the bed and went beck to playing.
4) The small red stone was bright and became extremely hot to the touch.
5) I've got a good book that deals seven damage, while it cast auto-heal on me... Not a nerd.
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:38 pm
Fun lessons, indeed. (:
1) The canine sank its teeth into my flesh.
2) The paper laid before me obviously wasn't as smart as I was, considering I had cheated.
3) Thoughts boiled in her mind, as the boy's face also came up, and she tried to think of what had happened to him.
4) The unbreakable, usually dull stone was now giving us light.
5) I've got a rather enjoyable read.
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:27 am
So, let's see... 4laugh Word Choice Exercise 1) The dog bit me. Rewritten Sentence: I was attacked by the big white dog across the street.2) The test was easy. Rewritten Sentence: The test not difficult to accomplish.3) She wondered what happened to the boy. Rewritten Sentence: She began to think to the endeavors of the boy.4) The stone was bright. Rewritten Sentence: The stone grew brilliant.5) I've got a good book. Rewritten Sentence: I own an awesome book.Well, it did change the sentence and how it sounded... but I think they're just the same? Of course they sounded a bit different but it is undeniably just the same in meaning... I guess so.
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:45 pm
Post lesson Assignment:
Re-write these sentences in your own words. Keep in mind the meaning you intend to convey in your word choice. While the object of the lesson was simply word choice, you may also use figurative language so long as you hold the essence of the sentences.
After you have re-written the sentences in your own word choice, please look at other's changed and comment on the change it provided.
1) The dog bit me. That canine is viscious; he took a chunk out of my arm!
2) The test was easy. I've had exams that have challenged me before, but I felt that one was just tedious.
3) She wondered what happened to the boy. Perhaps she's smitten as she always seems to be wondering where he is.
4) The stone was bright. That rock has a strange, luminescent quality.
5) I've got a good book. That novel was such a thrilling read!
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:50 pm
Sexual Herassment Panda This should be fun. 1) The large wolf-like dog bit me repeatedly in the face until it fell off into a bloody pool. 2) The Ap English test was easy, because I copied off the key.(True story.) 3) She wondered what happened to the boy, as she kicked his dead body back under the bed and went beck to playing. 4) The small red stone was bright and became extremely hot to the touch. 5) I've got a good book that deals seven damage, while it cast auto-heal on me... Not a nerd. Quite basic statements were transformed into (what I felt) were quite humourous comments. What a lovely exercise biggrin
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 5:16 pm
1. The dog bit me. Fudgebuckets! That mutt's got it in his head that my posterior tastes like rump roast.
2. The test was easy. I was surprised, that test wasn't hard at all, despite it being for an honor's course.
3. The stone was bright. I do NOT have ADD, I just don't always stay on subje--- Shiney rock!!
4. I've got a good book. This book, this one right here, was an interesting read; I now have the information I need to acquire the Most Powerful Thing in this Universe award MUAHAHAHAHAH*cough,cough*.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:15 pm
1) The canine visciously attacked me.
2) The test was simple to take.
3) She wondered what had become of the boy.
4) The stone glisened in the light.
5) I have a very interesting book.
Ok... that wasnt very amazing but...I tried.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:48 pm
1) The dog bit me.
The aged Jack Russell gave my arm a good gumming.
2) The test was easy.
The test was facile; I felt vaguely insulted.
3) She wondered what happened to the boy.
She stared at the stars and wondered if he was looking at the same ones.
4) The stone was bright.
The stone shone.
5) I've got a good book.
I've read Good Omens more times than I can count; I'm on my second copy.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:19 pm
1) The dog bit me.
1. The vicious mutt had taken a rough chunk out of shoulder and left without even a considerate apology.
2) The test was easy.
2. The test was simple, having only the most basic of questions.
3) She wondered what happened to the boy.
3. He had gone and left her behind in the woods, a deep and dim place she didn't want to be alone in.
4) The stone was bright.
4. The stone emmited a strange glow, not dark by any means, but a shining blast of illumination.
5) I've got a good book.
5. Come on, come all, come read the book of ages and please don't stall!
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:28 pm
1) The dog bit me.
a mutt with unkept hair suddently pouched on me and sunk his teeth into my flesh.
2) The test was easy.
my history exam was so simple- that i finished in 20 minutes. i spent the rest of the period reading [ wuthering heights for the millionth time].
3) She wondered what happened to the boy.
she peered up to the stars and wondered what could have happened to the boy? who was here only yesterday- she had a strange feeling that his disaperance had been her fault.
4) The stone was bright.
i dusted of the stone and it shone brightly- forceing me to cover my eyes.
5) I've got a good book.
i spent 4 hours last night reading a really good book named ''if i stay. [true story]
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:06 am
1) The dog bit me.
Rewritten:The big black dog fiercely bit me
2) The test was easy.
Rewritten:The test was so simlpe.
3) She wondered what happened to the boy.
Rewritten:With the boy on her mind,she wondered what ever happend to him.
4) The stone was bright.
Rewritten:The stone shined brighter than the rest.
5) I've got a good book.
Rewritten:I have got a very interesting book.
I suck at writing!I wish I knew how to write!
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