Some people will believe anything you tell them if you add some fancy words to your claims
Are you one of them?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
@SW-User That works both ways.
A good command of the language, including not only grammar but also, crucially, [i]comprehending[/i] words beyond apparent, superficial or colloquial meanings, allows:-
1. The audience to spot attempts to dupe by commission, omission or plain mis-use of language.
2. The speaker or writer to convey the message sufficiently clearly, concisely and accurately to be understood properly; hence to the situation to be understood properly.
From listening to a huge range of speakers on the radio, I rate senior judges, clergy and high-ranking military officers as among the best public speakers, along with many scientists who give public lectures on their fields of study. It has nothing to do with accents or vocabulary, but they talk properly in ordinary language (and explain technical terms or concepts) because professionally, their "audiences" usually reflect all backgrounds, abilities and education.
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There is a huge difference between genuinely, laudably and accurately using a wide vocabulary and good grammar, and merely trying to sound clever.
The faults include ignoring etymology and tenses, and using technical terms as metaphors without understanding them - such as [i]epicentre[/i] for [i]centre[/i]. This places many business managers, with pretentious titles like [i]Chief [/i](Cliché?) [i]Officer[/i] and silly clichés, among the least literate people going!
A good command of the language, including not only grammar but also, crucially, [i]comprehending[/i] words beyond apparent, superficial or colloquial meanings, allows:-
1. The audience to spot attempts to dupe by commission, omission or plain mis-use of language.
2. The speaker or writer to convey the message sufficiently clearly, concisely and accurately to be understood properly; hence to the situation to be understood properly.
From listening to a huge range of speakers on the radio, I rate senior judges, clergy and high-ranking military officers as among the best public speakers, along with many scientists who give public lectures on their fields of study. It has nothing to do with accents or vocabulary, but they talk properly in ordinary language (and explain technical terms or concepts) because professionally, their "audiences" usually reflect all backgrounds, abilities and education.
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There is a huge difference between genuinely, laudably and accurately using a wide vocabulary and good grammar, and merely trying to sound clever.
The faults include ignoring etymology and tenses, and using technical terms as metaphors without understanding them - such as [i]epicentre[/i] for [i]centre[/i]. This places many business managers, with pretentious titles like [i]Chief [/i](Cliché?) [i]Officer[/i] and silly clichés, among the least literate people going!