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... talking their own language — without their ever feeling that he is deliberately " talking down " to them - he can be a ... talk about monopolies and more taxes on big business , that's the fellow you're attacking . ' Cause if you wrap up ...
... talking their own language — without their ever feeling that he is deliberately " talking down " to them - he can be a ... talk about monopolies and more taxes on big business , that's the fellow you're attacking . ' Cause if you wrap up ...
Page 69
... talk . Count the number of times he uses words designed to make the reader identify himself with the supposed speaker : guy , plain guy , fella , folks , brother . . . . Note the free use of colloquialisms and slang , beginning with the ...
... talk . Count the number of times he uses words designed to make the reader identify himself with the supposed speaker : guy , plain guy , fella , folks , brother . . . . Note the free use of colloquialisms and slang , beginning with the ...
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... talk on domestic economic policy to be delivered at a luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club . A talk to be delivered by a Boy Scout leader to the troop before they leave for the annual camporee . An article on the latest trends in home ...
... talk on domestic economic policy to be delivered at a luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club . A talk to be delivered by a Boy Scout leader to the troop before they leave for the annual camporee . An article on the latest trends in home ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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