English Language Nuances
Mindful usage of the word very
A lot of recent research centred on using communicative English Language tells us that we have grown lazy!
Language is the poetry of the heart and should know no shortcuts. What is actually happening these days in the ‘touch button technology’ era is that we have started looking for quick fix expressions. Moreover usage of powerful adjectives has made commonplace by simply adding the prefix – ‘very’
Let’s pause, let’s not be lazy, let’s allow the neurons to strengthen their sheath and the occipital lobe and the frontal lobe deliver their best. The below list has some words for mindful usage in English language, hope it helps you all.
| WORD : | AVOID SAYING : | YOU WOULD RATHER SAY : |
| Pretty | Very pretty | Beautiful |
| Beautiful | Very beautiful | Exquisite |
| Wise | Very wise | Sagacious |
| Capable | Very capable | Accomplished |
| Serious | Very serious | Solemn |
| Angry | Very angry | Furious |
| bright | Very bright | Dazzling |
| Dirty | Very dirty | Squalid |
| Neat | Very neat | Immaculate |
| Poor | Very poor | Destitute |
| Risky | Very risky | Perilous |
| strong | Very strong | Unyielding |
| Roomy | Very roomy | Spacious |
| Tired | Very tired | exhausted |
| Weak | Very weak | Feeble |
| Lively | Very lively | Vivacious |
| Large | Very large | Colossal |
| hungry | Very hungry | Ravenous |
| Happy | Very happy | Jubilant |
| Clean | Very clean | Spotless |
| Big | Very big | Substantial |
| Sad | Very sad | Despondent |
| healthy | Very healthy | Robust |
| Much | Very much | Ample/copious |
| Often | Very often | Recurrent |
| affectionate | Very affectionate | Warm hearted |
| Brief | Very brief | Cursory /fleeting |
| Bad | Very bad | Shoddy/unacceptable |
| Late | Very late | Behind schedule |
| Slow | Very slow | Lagging /sluggish |
At Little Millennium preschools we encourage and educate the parents continuously with innovative ideas and thoughts that they can practice in there day to day life. Especially it helps kids learn faster, when their parents are using the right English language and avoiding these nuances!
