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Using Proper Words Types of Words Common words: word that forms the core of English vocabulary. Formal and technical words: The words used by people of special professions or fields, on special occasions for special purpose, such as political, legal, scientific. Technical, business and literary words. Nonstandard words: The words used by people who are not we; educated pr by people pf special groups, such as people of a particular region or an age group. Choice of Words When we write on common topics for the general audience, we may achieve accuracy and appropriateness by bearing in mind the following guidelines about the choice of words: 1. Use common or informal words for general purpose; use formal or nonstandard words only on special occasions or for special purposes; 2. Use specific and concrete words whrn giving details; use general or abstract words when making summaries; 3. Use idiomatic expressions and words in acceptable collocations; avoid combinations that are unidiomatic; 4. When there are synonyms, choose the word that expresses the meaning most exactly and that suits the content and style. General and Specific Words Animal Laugh Big Scientist For example: the specific words of animal are tiger, horse, fox, cat, mouse, bird. Synonyms What is synonyms? We should remember that words are only roughly or approxumately synonymous. It is difficult to find two words that have exactly the same meaning, carry the same implication, and used in the same collocation, or have the same stulistic value. Some Good Dictionaries See Book P21-27 Useful Expressions Here is a list of items which you might find useful; all of them except nos. 20 and 28-36 are most likely to be found at the beginning of the sentence. 1. first 2. firstly 3.First and foremosy 4. first and mosy importantly 5. to begin with 6. to start with 7.Secondly 8.In the second place 9.third 10.thirdly 11.next 12.then 13.also 14.in addition 15.furthermore 16.moreover 17.besides 18.What is more 19.