Thursday Thoughts: Thinking about Word Choice
Your 15-page essay may seem like a single, gigantic
document, but in reality it’s a lot of sections, which are made up of a lot of
paragraphs, which are constructed from a lot of sentences, which are
collections of a lot of words. Word choice the smallest building block of your
writing, and in academic forms there are a few things to consider.
Academic writers have to consider how
to use professional language while keeping it accessible and without
relying on jargon. They have to choose
words and phrases that are specific and accurate, while being sure not to misrepresent
any ideas or present an inappropriate tone. Balancing all of these things at
once can be difficult, but here on the blog we have shared some tips for
addressing word choice concerns and helping you build your academic vocabulary:
- Catch your reader’s ear: A five part blog series on scholarly tone and voice
- Revision by subtraction: Creating clear ideas by considering word choice
- The art of imprecise word choice: Using pronouns for clarity and concision
The Walden Writing Center provides writing resources and support for all student writers including paper reviews, a podcast, live chat, webinars, modules, and of course a blog.
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