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Clichés
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Clichés are worn-out expressions (sleep like a log, dead as a doornail, first and foremost, crystal clear). At one time they were clever metaphors, but overuse has left them lifeless, unable to ...
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Diction
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Diction, or word choice, is important for any writing to be understood by its intended audience. In scientific writing, concrete and specific language is preferred over the abstract and general. ...
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Euphemisms
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Euphemisms (from the Greek eu, “good,” and pheme, “voice”) are indirect terms used to express something unpleasant. Although such language is often necessary in social situations (“He passed away.”), ...
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Homonyms
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Homonyms are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. They are easily confused, and computer spell-check programs are unable to differentiate them. Common ...
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Idioms, Colloquialisms, and Slang
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Some language is best avoided in material written for a professional or academic audience. Idioms are fixed expressions that cannot be understood literally (kick the bucket, on a roll, put up with, ...
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