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... vocabulary in the 1920s to designate a " hook - up " of radio stations , has now been returned to the general vocabulary with its new special meaning broadened to apply to any widespread organized system , such as a network of car ...
... vocabulary in the 1920s to designate a " hook - up " of radio stations , has now been returned to the general vocabulary with its new special meaning broadened to apply to any widespread organized system , such as a network of car ...
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... vocabulary must be that of his audience , and the way he says things - his use or avoidance of slang , for example - must accommodate the habits of his audience . Only then can he be certain that he is establishing rapport with those ...
... vocabulary must be that of his audience , and the way he says things - his use or avoidance of slang , for example - must accommodate the habits of his audience . Only then can he be certain that he is establishing rapport with those ...
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... vocabulary , which may seem com- pletely unintelligible to the layman , is absolutely essential to a doctor , for it ... vocabularies - the electronic engineer , the dress designer , the psychologist , the food chemist . Their special ...
... vocabulary , which may seem com- pletely unintelligible to the layman , is absolutely essential to a doctor , for it ... vocabularies - the electronic engineer , the dress designer , the psychologist , the food chemist . Their special ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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