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| written defamatory remarks |
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| spoken defamatory remarks |
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| a message in which the major idea precedes the details |
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| a message in which the major idea follows the details |
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| when the subject of a sentence is the receiver of an action |
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| when the subject of a sentence is the doer of an action |
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| cohesion, so that each sentence in some way is linked to the preceding sentences |
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| overused expressions that can cause their users to be perceived as unoriginal, unimaginative, lazy, and perhaps even disrespectful |
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| specialized terminology that professionals in some fields use when communicating with colleagues in the same field |
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| a phrase in which one work unnecessarily repeats an idea contained in an accompanying word (e.g., "exactly identical") |
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| the way a statement sounds; it conveys the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the message and the receiver |
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| sentences that speak of a wish, necessity, doubt, or condition contrary to fact and employ such conditional expressions as I wish as if, could, would, and might |
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| a kind word substituted for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
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| also called doubletalk or corporate speak; euphemisms that deliberately mislead, hide, or evade the truth |
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| the literal meaning of a work that most people assign to it |
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| the literal meaning of a word plus an extra message that reveals the speaker's or writer's qualitative judgement |
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