Vocabulary
Choosing the right vocabulary in your assignments is important. It makes your writing:
- More Accurate
The right vocabulary helps you communicate your ideas clearly and precisely.
Rather than ‘thing’ (What kind of thing?)
Use : concept, device, aspect…
Rather than ‘good’ (How good?)
Use : reliable, striking, effective…
- More Professional
The right vocabulary creates an academic style that gives the reader confidence your text is serious, reliable and knowledgeable.
Rather than ‘a kind’
Use: a type, a genre, a species, a class…
Rather than ‘a picture’
Use: a graphic, a sketch, an image, a diagram …
Look at the following:
- Jacobs talks about three things that keep happening in fashion nowadays.
(OK)
- Jacobs identifies three concepts that recur in current fashion.
(Better)
