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    This document discusses different classifications and uses of words: 1. Obsolete words are those whose meanings have gone out of use, like using "coy" to mean "quite". 2. Archaic words were once common but now only occur in special contexts like the Bible, like "thou" and "thee". 3. Neologisms are newly coined words that may become accepted if apt and useful. 4. Slang terms are vivid but usually unsuitable for formal writing as they date quickly and tire readers if overused.

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    This document discusses different classifications and uses of words: 1. Obsolete words are those whose meanings have gone out of use, like using "coy" to mean "quite". 2. Archaic words were once common but now only occur in special contexts like the Bible, like "thou" and "thee". 3. Neologisms are newly coined words that may become accepted if apt and useful. 4. Slang terms are vivid but usually unsuitable for formal writing as they date quickly and tire readers if overused.

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    CLASSIFICATION AND

    USES OF WORDS
    OBSOLETE WORDS

    • The meaning of some words have gone out of


    use altogether. Such words and meanings are
    called obsolete. Example of obsolete meanings
    are the use of coy in the sense of quite, curious
    in careful, and nice in foolish.
    ARCHAIC WORDS
    • Some words or meanings are no longer in
    common use but still occur in any special
    situations. The King James’s version of the bible
    and the vocabulary of religious devotion
    preserve many archaisms that were in common
    use in seventeenth century England. Thou and
    Thee for you and brethren for brothers are
    familiar examples.
    Neologisms

    • A writer should use new words with caution and


    restraint. Newly coined words are called
    neologisms. Occasionally a writer coins an apt
    and useful word that finds general acceptance.
    imeldific
    SLANG

    • They are so vivid and colourful. However, slang


    is usually out of place in formal writing. They go
    out of date quickly and become tiresome if used
    excessively in writing. They may communicate
    clearly to some readers but not to others.
    police officer/law
    enforcer
    • I was so beat Friday night that I decided to ditch
    the birthday party.

    • I was so exhausted Friday night that I decided


    not to go to the birthday party.
    PRETENTIOUS WORDS

    • Use of fancy, elevated words rather than simpler,


    more natural words. They use artificial and
    stilted language that more often obscures their
    meaning than communicate it clearly.
    • The football combatants left the gridiron.

    • The football players left the field.


    DIALECTAL WORDS
    • I dialect is a form of native language spoken by
    a particular group of person. These words are
    also called localisms or provincialism. For
    accuracy’s sake, words of these groups should
    be avoided because they may cause confusion
    in as much as their meanings are useful only as
    fas as the area or locality which uses them are
    concerned.
    House
    SHOP TALK/ JARGON/
    OCCUPATIONAL LANGUAGE
    • The technical vocabulary of those in the same
    work or the same way of life is known as
    shoptalk, the language the people use in
    discussing their particular line of activity. Avoid
    introducing into writing words understood only
    by members of a particular group. However,
    they can be used for a non-technical audience
    only if they are defined or otherwise explained.
    ILLITERACIES
    • Words which are in bad taste or which break
    grammatical principles belong to this level. The
    use of these kinds of words shows poor
    breeding and lack of formal schooling. They are
    characterised by obvious grammatical errors.
    Some examples are as follow: ain’t for I am not,
    he don’t for he doesn’t, higher your hand for
    raise your hand.
    WORDINESS

    • Using more words than necessary to express a


    meaning is often a sign of lazy or careless
    writing. Make your writing direct and concise.
    • Starting as of the month of June, I will be
    working at the store full time.

    • As of June, I will be working at the store full


    time.
    DENOTATION AND
    CONNOTATION

    • The exact meaning of a word is called its


    denotation. A dictionary contains the
    denotations of words. The positive or negative
    feeling associated with a word is called its
    connotation. Words often have about the same
    dictionary meaning, but the feelings they bring
    out often differ in some way.
    bitch

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