Plain-clear, obvious: "I don't like dogs because they are mean. I was bitten by a Doberman Pinscher yesterday."
Poetic-lyric, melodious, romantic: "Are not dogs man's best friend? Are not dogs man's humblest servant?"
Precise-exact, accurate, decisive: "Well, 60% of all dog attacks result from human provocation. Staring directly at a dog, baring one's teeth at a dog, or running away from a dog will incite 45% of aggressive canines to attack a human."
Pretentious-pompous, gaudy, inflated: "Canines are lowly beasts. Felines are among the most superior species on Earth."
Provincial-rural, rustic, unpolished: "That right there's my dog Butch. He's a mutt; he ain't no Doberman."
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Moralistic-Pedantic Script
Moralistic-puritanical, righteous: "You should not smoke cigarettes. Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, and a number of other ailments, which you must avoid at all cost."
Obscure-unclear: " Well, I only smoke a pack a day- actually, sometimes I smoke 2 to 2 1/2 packs a day. Last month, I smoked anywhere from under 15 to over 82 cigarettes per day."
Obtuse-dull-witted, undiscerning: "How could a plant cause cancer? I don't understand why smoking is bad; millions of people do it."
Ordinary-everyday, common: "I used to be a heavy smoker. Since I quit last year, I feel better than ever."
Pedantic-didactic, scholastic, bookish: "Smoking is a practice that has been performed since 2000 B.C. by Native Americans in North and South America. Christopher Columbus propagated this custom in Europe after he returned from his travels in the 15th century."
Obscure-unclear: " Well, I only smoke a pack a day- actually, sometimes I smoke 2 to 2 1/2 packs a day. Last month, I smoked anywhere from under 15 to over 82 cigarettes per day."
Obtuse-dull-witted, undiscerning: "How could a plant cause cancer? I don't understand why smoking is bad; millions of people do it."
Ordinary-everyday, common: "I used to be a heavy smoker. Since I quit last year, I feel better than ever."
Pedantic-didactic, scholastic, bookish: "Smoking is a practice that has been performed since 2000 B.C. by Native Americans in North and South America. Christopher Columbus propagated this custom in Europe after he returned from his travels in the 15th century."
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Idiomatic-Literal Script
Idiomatic-peculiar, vernacular: "My father, who had a heart attack last summer, is not a spring chicken. He'll be pushing up daisies soon."
Insipid-uninteresting, dull: "I know what you mean. My dad gets sick a lot."
Jargon-vocabulary for a professional: "Your father must have had atherosclerosis, which obstructed his arteries. Did he receive a rescue angioplasty?"
Learned-educated, experienced: "As a cardiologist, I treat heart failures everyday. Coronary artery disease is the main cause with most of the cases I've seen."
Literal-apparent, word for word: "If your parents were diagnosed with CAD before the age of 55, it will increase your risk of a heart attack by 80%. Women are 25% more likely than men to die of heart failure."
Insipid-uninteresting, dull: "I know what you mean. My dad gets sick a lot."
Jargon-vocabulary for a professional: "Your father must have had atherosclerosis, which obstructed his arteries. Did he receive a rescue angioplasty?"
Learned-educated, experienced: "As a cardiologist, I treat heart failures everyday. Coronary artery disease is the main cause with most of the cases I've seen."
Literal-apparent, word for word: "If your parents were diagnosed with CAD before the age of 55, it will increase your risk of a heart attack by 80%. Women are 25% more likely than men to die of heart failure."
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