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• Brainstorm Brainstorm the most common slang the most common slang words or expressions used in Tech. words or expressions used in Tech.

Aim: How do you choose Aim: How do you choose appropriate appropriate language language in your writing? in your writing?

Aim: How do you choose Aim: How do you choose appropriate language appropriate language in your writing? in your writing?

1.1. Avoid slang—Avoid slang—informal and sometimes informal and sometimes private vocabularyprivate vocabulary

• If we don’t begin studying for the If we don’t begin studying for the final, a whole semester’s work final, a whole semester’s work is is going down the tubes. going down the tubes.

• Because he did not listen to his Because he did not listen to his teacher, Billy Bob had an epic fail. teacher, Billy Bob had an epic fail.

If we don’t begin studying for the If we don’t begin studying for the final, a whole semester’s work final, a whole semester’s work will be will be wasted. wasted.

Aim: How do you choose Aim: How do you choose appropriate language appropriate language in your writing? in your writing?

2.2. Choose an appropriate level of formality.Choose an appropriate level of formality.

Too informalToo informal: I’d like to get that technician job : I’d like to get that technician job you’ve got in the paper. you’ve got in the paper.

More formal: More formal: I would like to apply for the I would like to apply for the technician position listed in the technician position listed in the Peoria Peoria Journal Star. Journal Star.

Once a pitcher for the Reds, Bob shared with me Once a pitcher for the Reds, Bob shared with me the secrets of his trade. His lesson commenced the secrets of his trade. His lesson commenced with his famous curveball, implemented by with his famous curveball, implemented by tucking the little finger behind the ball instead of tucking the little finger behind the ball instead of holding it straight out. Next he elucidated the holding it straight out. Next he elucidated the mysteries of the sucker pitch, a slow ball coming mysteries of the sucker pitch, a slow ball coming behind a fast windup. behind a fast windup.

Aim: How do you choose Aim: How do you choose appropriate language appropriate language in your writing?in your writing? • In the 1800s, an English dude named Thomas In the 1800s, an English dude named Thomas

Robert Malthus became involved in economics. He Robert Malthus became involved in economics. He was really psyched about predicting how many was really psyched about predicting how many more people would populate the world eventually more people would populate the world eventually and how much food would be available for them. and how much food would be available for them. What he figured out was gross. He said people kept What he figured out was gross. He said people kept having children faster than men could produce having children faster than men could produce enough to feed them. There was no way to avoid enough to feed them. There was no way to avoid it. Hard times and wars would do most people in. it. Hard times and wars would do most people in. According to Malthus, famine, plagues, and even According to Malthus, famine, plagues, and even wars were necessary to knock off some excess wars were necessary to knock off some excess people so the remainder could have enough food. people so the remainder could have enough food.

Aim: How do you choose Aim: How do you choose appropriate language appropriate language in your writing? in your writing?

3.3. Avoid sexist languageAvoid sexist language– After the nursing student graduates, After the nursing student graduates, she she

must face a difficult state exam must face a difficult state exam [Stereotyping][Stereotyping]

– A journalist is stimulated by A journalist is stimulated by hishis deadline deadline [Generic he or his][Generic he or his]

– Chairman, mankind, manpower Chairman, mankind, manpower [Inappropriate][Inappropriate]

A journalist is stimulated by A journalist is stimulated by his or her his or her deadline. deadline. [[Acceptable but wordy]Acceptable but wordy]

Journalists Journalists are stimulated by are stimulated by their their deadlines. deadlines. [Better: Using the plural][Better: Using the plural]

A journalist is stimulated by A journalist is stimulated by a a deadline. deadline. [Better: Recasting the sentence][Better: Recasting the sentence]

Aim: How do you choose Aim: How do you choose appropriate language appropriate language in your writing? in your writing?

3.3. Avoid sexist languageAvoid sexist language

– A good designer chooses her projects A good designer chooses her projects carefully. carefully.

Aim: How do you choose Aim: How do you choose appropriate language appropriate language in your writing? in your writing?

• Working with your cluster, revise the Working with your cluster, revise the following paragraph using standard English following paragraph using standard English free of slang, jargon, pretentious language, free of slang, jargon, pretentious language, and sexist language. and sexist language.

• One recorder One recorder from the group should from the group should compose the finished paragraph while compose the finished paragraph while one one reporter reporter from the group should be prepared from the group should be prepared to share the group’s version with the class.to share the group’s version with the class.