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English Writing Feb. 17th Review a defining century in american James reston, a journalist Nonpareil, dies at 86 The French-speaking people in quebec Hearing too much and learning too little The war against american: an unfathomable attack keys A Defining Century in American James Reston, a Journalist Nonpareil, Dies at 86 The French-Speaking People in Quebec Hearing Too Much and Learning Too Little The War against American: an Unfathomable Attack Diction Diction : the choice and use of words (400,000 words ) in the Oxford English Dictionary Only a small part of them are used by ordinary people for ordinary purposes. A student learning to write should learn to use the words that are most useful and most often used to express himself. Therefore, a basic knowledge of diction may be of help. Diction: levels of words Three types: formal, common, and colloquial. (from a stylistic point of view) Formal words : learned words, or literary words, or big words. in formal writing, (theoretical works, political and legal documents, and formal lectures and addressees). more than three syllables; Greek or Latin origin. Formal writing There is a Lonesome Place in the Sky???????????????????????????Adlai StevensonToday we meet in sadness to mourn one of the world’s greatest citizens. Sir Winston Churchill is dead. The voice that led nations, raised armies, inspired victories and blew fresh courage into the hearts of men is silenced. We shall hear no longer the remembered eloquence and wit, the old courage and defiance, the robust serenity of indomitable faith. Our world is thus poorer, our political dialogue is diminished and the sources of public inspiration run thinly for all of us.  There is a lonesome place against the sky.????? 天上出现了一片空寂的地方 今天，我们怀着悲痛的心情在这里集会。哀悼一个世界上最伟大的公民。温斯顿?丘吉尔逝世了。那个曾领导世界许多国家、指挥千军万马、激励人们取得一个又一个胜利和把新的勇气注入人们心田的声音沉默了。我们将再也听不到那熟悉的，充满雄辩与机智、勇气与抗争、坚定信念与不屈精神的演说了。我们的世界因此而变得更加不幸，政治对话受到了削弱，鼓舞大众的滚滚政治洪流变成了涓涓细水。 天上出现了一片空寂的地方。 Common writing Why he