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considering you are of non-english speaking background, perhaps you shoudlnt deliberately put in long words just for effect. It often wont fit into your sentence and just makes the whole essay look pretentious. Just my 2c worth.
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my english teacher (a senior hsc marker) told us that it was generally a bad idea to use the flowery long words to try and look impressive, coz they dont quite fit and just totally throw off the flow of your work
>> considering you are of non-english speaking background, perhaps you shoudlnt deliberately put in long words just for effect. It often wont fit into your sentence and just makes the whole essay look pretentious. <<
Okay, for native english speakers then...
(Ive magically changed myself into an australian, haha... if you've know some useful words can u post it anyway?)
>> my english teacher (a senior hsc marker) told us that it was generally a bad idea to use the flowery long words <<
I suppose not all hsc markers are the same.. and not all are senior
I wont make it too flowery... I just want to add my level of sophistication.
Im not sure what you think big words mean.. but words like... hmm...
insurmountable or infatuation.. or phrases like "recapturing the intimacy" that wouldn't have thought of when writing.
Okay, for native english speakers then...
(Ive magically changed myself into an australian, haha... if you've know some useful words can u post it anyway?)
>> my english teacher (a senior hsc marker) told us that it was generally a bad idea to use the flowery long words <<
I suppose not all hsc markers are the same.. and not all are senior
I wont make it too flowery... I just want to add my level of sophistication.
Im not sure what you think big words mean.. but words like... hmm...
insurmountable or infatuation.. or phrases like "recapturing the intimacy" that wouldn't have thought of when writing.
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how bout antidisestablishmentarianism..i'm sure you could link that to one of your essays.
that doesnt appear in Encarta and WordGenius electronic dictionary and the paper-based Oxford dictionary I have.ToO LaZy ^* said:
altough it's listed in dictionary.com as follows (mm do u say as follow or as follows?)
1 entry found for antidisestablishmentarianism.
Main Entry: antidisestablishmentarianism
Function: noun
Definition: originally, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England, now opposition to the belief that there should no longer be an official church in a country
Example: When people are asked for the longest word they know, they often say antidisestablishmentarianism.
doesn't seem to relate to english =p
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ssuuuree it does.
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yeah, well, you could use it in the creative writing of the AOS paper i guess.
dont think so... unlikely to flow well with my story
but I could say: "oh, suddenly I remember this word from a friend in borefodstudies forum"...
btw what does it mean? is it what dictionary.com suggests? (originally, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England, now opposition to the belief that there should no longer be an official church in a country)
but I could say: "oh, suddenly I remember this word from a friend in borefodstudies forum"...
btw what does it mean? is it what dictionary.com suggests? (originally, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England, now opposition to the belief that there should no longer be an official church in a country)
a serious answer to your question mojako....
if you want to up the ante on sophistication, try to use a few useful words to substitute for basic words. a good example is the word 'shows', as in Text A shows this about the journey...
you could say 'demonstrates', 'depicts', 'illustrates', 'communicates', 'suggests', 'implies'...
while these might not be the flowery big words you are looking for, they are very useful, and give your writing a bit of variatio. (there's no n on that word, by the way, on purpose. i'm not a bad speller, i promise!)
if you want to up the ante on sophistication, try to use a few useful words to substitute for basic words. a good example is the word 'shows', as in Text A shows this about the journey...
you could say 'demonstrates', 'depicts', 'illustrates', 'communicates', 'suggests', 'implies'...
while these might not be the flowery big words you are looking for, they are very useful, and give your writing a bit of variatio. (there's no n on that word, by the way, on purpose. i'm not a bad speller, i promise!)
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Hi!I cannot believe u actually look the word up!Its just a silly word that ppl say if they're asked for the longest word they know.
Anywayz, I suggest u should keep a notebook with big word u find wen u read a novel etc. y teacher always make us do that!She goes berserk wen it comes to jane austen. She found things like "unctious sycophant". I mean serzly hu'd use such word??? I suggest u shudn't look too much big words its the quantity and ur analytical and critical skills that's tested not words. As long as u get the message across in a sophisticated manner.
Anywayz, I suggest u should keep a notebook with big word u find wen u read a novel etc. y teacher always make us do that!She goes berserk wen it comes to jane austen. She found things like "unctious sycophant". I mean serzly hu'd use such word??? I suggest u shudn't look too much big words its the quantity and ur analytical and critical skills that's tested not words. As long as u get the message across in a sophisticated manner.
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mojako, a thesaurus might be useful.
unless you actually know what you're talking about, and it fits in with your essay, i've always been advised against big words because the examiner might see it as you're just chucking them in for more marks. that's not the case.
zhongie's suggestions were useful, for example don't always use the same words to link texts....
eg,
"text A can be compared to text B"
"there are similar ideas in the text B, for example..."
"this is also evident/depicted/shown in text B"
"however, this is different from the ideas in text B."
unless you actually know what you're talking about, and it fits in with your essay, i've always been advised against big words because the examiner might see it as you're just chucking them in for more marks. that's not the case.
zhongie's suggestions were useful, for example don't always use the same words to link texts....
eg,
"text A can be compared to text B"
"there are similar ideas in the text B, for example..."
"this is also evident/depicted/shown in text B"
"however, this is different from the ideas in text B."
Ok.
Thanks all.
BTW, is it true that when writing "Text One" we should write Text One in capital (even though it's not the beginning of a sentence)? (to be technically correct)
I dont think it's the best way to do it because Text One is not the title of the text, but some teachers say that it should be in capital
then again question one of 2002 hsc paper 1 says "Examine Texts one, two, three and four"
Thanks all.
BTW, is it true that when writing "Text One" we should write Text One in capital (even though it's not the beginning of a sentence)? (to be technically correct)
I dont think it's the best way to do it because Text One is not the title of the text, but some teachers say that it should be in capital
then again question one of 2002 hsc paper 1 says "Examine Texts one, two, three and four"
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I would just put Text one. (if it is the beginning of the sentence.) I tend to agree with you.mojako said:
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bout the texts...i seriously doubt that it will make much of a difference. i usually capitalize mine, but meh, thats just me. botu the language, i wouldnt include words that u r unfamiliar with unless uve looked up their exact meaning and practiced using them in essays/creative pieces already. nothing looks worse than when u read some1's work and they put in a whole lot of long words purely because theyre multisyllabic - unless the whole piece is written in this way it breaks up the flow and, in most cases, the words used aren't qute right, so it becomes obvious that u dont know what ur talkn about.
bubz :D
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ummm i don't really udnerstand what you're saying, but then again i'm a bit drunk so yeahmojako said:
anyway you should put your texts in capitals unless it actually ISN'T in capitals. but make sure you underline it, so the marker knows you're talking about the text and won't get confused.... eg, i did emma last yaer, which is also the main character's name, so it was essential to underline "emma" when i was using it as a title, and NOT underline it when i meant it as emma, the character.
if that makes sense...
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magical huh? *laughs* sounds like bubz isnt the only one whos kinda out of it...Steven12 said: