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Ambiguity & Inflated Language

Arebria Burr Jenny Stack James Galindo. Ambiguity & Inflated Language. Ambiguity. U nclear meanings that a reader may question. We want the to reader to be clear about what they are reading. Types of Ambiguity. Stacked Nouns- use 3 or more nouns back-to-back

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Ambiguity & Inflated Language

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  1. Arebria Burr Jenny Stack James Galindo Ambiguity & Inflated Language

  2. Ambiguity • Unclear meanings that a reader may question. • We want the to reader to be clear about what they are reading

  3. Types of Ambiguity • Stacked Nouns- use 3 or more nouns back-to-back • Faulty word choice- words that have more than one meaning • Redundancies- includes more information that is needed • Dangling Modifiers- attaches itself to a word different from the one the writer apparently meant. • Inconsistent Technology Terminology- changing words on the reader that mean the same thing

  4. Stacked Nouns • The consultant suggested that the manager allow time for a fitness center member evaluation. • The consultant suggested that the manager allow time to evaluate the members of the fitness center.

  5. Faulty Word Choice • We were held up at the bank. • The seventh graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” in the school auditorium on Friday at 8:00 p.m. Parents are invited to attend this tragedy. • We were delayed at the bank. • The seventh graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” in the school auditorium on Friday at 8:00 p.m. They invite all parents to attend the performance.

  6. Redundancies • Occurs when you use: Double words Redundant modifiers

  7. Doubled Words • Please give our proposal your thought and consideration because the relocation can better serve the southern region. • Please consider our proposal because the relocation can better serve the southern region.

  8. Redundant Modifiers • Words that mean other words • The proposed budget will not affect the final outcome of the current projects. • The proposed budget will not affect the outcome of our current project.

  9. Inflated Language • Using words that sounds impressive but don’t use in everyday language Like this: • Terminate end • Facilitate Help

  10. Inflated Language Examples Identify the Inflated word: • Dr. Scholl’s Freeze Away is always a good way to terminate plantar warts. • The workers across the street hoped to utilize the office bathroom.

  11. Eliminating Unnecessary Words • Getting rid of any words that aren’t necessary to convey your meaning or purpose • As a matter of fact, there is an old warehouse that the emergency relief groups can use to house the hurricane victims at this point in time. • The emergency relief groups can now use the old warehouse to house the hurricane victims.

  12. Eliminating Unnecessary Words cont. • It should be pointed out that there are three candidates whom our organization without further delay will endorse, despite the fact that we are not in a position to contribute any money to their campaigns. • Our organization will now endorse three candidates although we cannot contribute any money to their campaigns.

  13. Paragraph 2 • Almost everyone has had the unpleasant experience of being bitten by a mosquito. Sever skin irritation can occur through an allergic reaction to the mosquito’s saliva; this is what causes the red bump and itching. But a more serious consequence may be transmission of certain serious diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, and several forms of encephalitis from mosquito bites. Not only can mosquitoes carry diseases that afflict humans, but they also can transmit several diseases and parasites that dogs and horses are very susceptible to. These include dog heartworms and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. There are about 200 different species of mosquitoes in the United States, all of which live in specific habitats, exhibit unique behaviors, and bite different types of animals. Despite these differences, all mosquitoes share some common traits, such as a four-stage life cycle. After the female mosquito obtains a blood meal (male mosquitoes do not bite), she lays her eggs directly on the surface of stagnant water, in a depression, or on the edge of a container where rainwater may collect and flood the eggs. The eggs hatch and a mosquito larva, or “wiggler,” emerges. Living in the water, the larva feeds and develops into the third stage of the life cycle, called a pupa, or “tumbler.” The pupa also lives in the water, but no longer feeds. Finally the mosquito emerges from the pupa case and the water as a fully developed adult, ready to bite. • Most people have had the unpleasant experience of being bittern by a mosquito. An allergic reaction to the bite can cause a severe skin irritation such as red bumps and itching. A serious consequence from transmission of certain diseases from a mosquito’s bite are malaria, dengue fever, and several forms of encephalitis. Mosquitos can transmit several diseases and parasites to dogs and horses. Dogs can get heartworms and horses can get infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis. There are about 200 different mosquito species in the United States that live in specific habitats, exhibit unique behaviors, and bite different types of animals. All mosquitos have a four-stage life cycle. When a female mosquito bites, she will lay her eggs directly on the surface of rainwater filled container. In the second stage, the mosquito larva hatch out of the egg. In the third stage, the larva feeds and develops into a pupa that lives underwater. The pupa develops into a mosquito and emerge out of the water, ready to bite. Regular Version New Version

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