Comments on: “Putting on Airs” or Expressing One’s Thoughts? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Brendan http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-149647 Brendan Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:26:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/#comment-149647 David Howard should have said "parsimonious" instead of "niggardly". I doubt that anyone would have accused him of anti-Protestant bigotry just because "parsimonious" sounds perilously close to "parson"! David Howard should have said “parsimonious” instead of “niggardly”. I doubt that anyone would have accused him of anti-Protestant bigotry just because “parsimonious” sounds perilously close to “parson”!

]]> By: Maeve’s Tips July 2007 « M. J. Maddox http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-38034 Maeve’s Tips July 2007 « M. J. Maddox Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:12:01 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/#comment-38034 [...] Guidelines for Writers * 24: Folks versus People * 24: English Spelling is Not Total Chaos * 19: “Putting on Airs” or Expressing One’s Thoughts? * 17: Breaking the Lockjam and Buttoning Down the Hatches * 16: Less/Fewer; Number/Amount: Still [...] [...] Guidelines for Writers * 24: Folks versus People * 24: English Spelling is Not Total Chaos * 19: “Putting on Airs” or Expressing One’s Thoughts? * 17: Breaking the Lockjam and Buttoning Down the Hatches * 16: Less/Fewer; Number/Amount: Still [...]

]]> By: Roshawn http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Roshawn Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:12:29 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/#comment-519 Long words sound more professional IMO, but they're not necessarily the best choice when trying to communicate effectively. Sometimes people fall into the trap of using big words for brevity's sake. And that's something I fight with often. Long words sound more professional IMO, but they’re not necessarily the best choice when trying to communicate effectively.

Sometimes people fall into the trap of using big words for brevity’s sake. And that’s something I fight with often.

]]> By: KeithGoode.com » I Are Smart Too! http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-518 KeithGoode.com » I Are Smart Too! Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:23:02 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/#comment-518 [...] and word use, that is, not the world of authors and such). And today’s article, entitled “Putting on Airs” or Expressing One’s Thoughts? really struck a nerve with me. Someone besides me believes that there really is a dumbing down of [...] [...] and word use, that is, not the world of authors and such). And today’s article, entitled “Putting on Airs” or Expressing One’s Thoughts? really struck a nerve with me. Someone besides me believes that there really is a dumbing down of [...]

]]> By: Marcos Rubinelli http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Marcos Rubinelli Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:36:07 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/putting-on-airs-or-expressing-ones-thoughts/#comment-516 I'd like to add just one thing: if you do use a long word, please make sure you use it correctly. Don't write things like "a vertiginous temperature of -20 degrees." I’d like to add just one thing: if you do use a long word, please make sure you use it correctly. Don’t write things like “a vertiginous temperature of -20 degrees.”

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