• DocumentCode
    1548501
  • Title

    I believe in basic English

  • Author

    Jones, Hilary

  • Author_Institution
    946 Highland View, Atlanta, GA 30306
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    34
  • Lastpage
    37
  • Abstract
    A person can overcome his fear of public speaking by using language with which he is comfortable, so that both he and his audience are relaxed He should not (1) ape pedantic speakers or those who indulge in gobbledygook, (2) be ambiguous, (3) use redundancies, (4) monounce words, (5) confuse word meanings, or (6) ignore changes in the English language. To choose exactly the right words to express his thoughts, a speaker needs a large vocabulary. The only way to acquire such a vocabulary is to read-widely, listen carefully, and practice assiduously each new word one encounters.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1980.6501789
  • Filename
    6501789