Writing Traits: Word Choice

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In his play Hamlet Shakespeare wrote: “Clothes make the man.” Actually, he wrote: “For the apparel oft proclaims the man,” but the point is the same. How people dress influences ho w others think of them. The same holds true for word choices. In this lesson we look at how our word choices influence meaning and style and how our readers perceive us. Show more