Add Finesse with French A bit of French fancies up the writing When you want a character to sound pretentious, nothing beats a nice turn of French. Somehow, American writers (and readers) associate all things French with money, pretense, and culture. It’s quite the mix of responses, a “love-hate” relationship…
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Dead language or not, we love Latin It’s a matter of taste and style, but not long ago American writers attempted to demonstrate their credentials to the world by including Latin and French phrases within works. A dash of Latin was expected of the moderately educated throughout the Western world.…
Advanced English Vocabulary Words signal a writer values langauge Carefully chosen words signal that a writer values language. For many readers, the words listed here were last seen on a standardized test, such as the SAT or GRE. However, they also are used in elite publications, such as the New…