Hi, does anyone have any tips on how I could seem more intelligent when writing. Thank you!?

Answer 1

For starters use proper grammar and spelling. Secondly use more sophisticated words so instead of smart use intelligent, gifted etc you get what I'm saying? Show off your smarts with complicated words others might not understand, just make sure you understand them because nothing is worse than using words you have no clue what they mean!:]

Answer 2

Before you let anyone else 'see' what you have written, you should 'check the spelling' and 'check the grammar' (beware, the 'grammar checks on computers aren't very good) ... and you should 're-write' the whole 'piece' so that it is 'neat and easy to read' ... either 'writing by hand' or 'writing on the computer.' Make sure that your 'margins' are even and 'straight' and that all of the words are either on the 'same line' (one word, undivided) or are spaced properly with a hyphen at the end of the line/word if the word must be 'divided.' NEVER use a 'divided' word between two 'pages.' Give your writing a 'good title' and always make sure that your name and any other 'pertinent information' go in the upper left hand corner of the page. NUMBER every page, either at the 'bottom right' of the page, or at the bottom center of the page. Believe it or not, the actual 'writing' could be TOTAL NONSENSE and following these 'rules' will make you 'seem more intelligent' and will get you 'more notice' than anything else.

Answer 3

Honestly, the best advice I can give you to make your writing seem intelligent is to use words correctly - that doesn't necessarily mean using *bigger* words, just know what you are saying. Nothing sounds dumber than a misused word.

Second, proper spelling and punctuation go *a long way* in making your writing read smoother, your ideas seem clearer, and your paper seem smarter. But you can't rely on your spell checker to do the work for you. Read it and re-read it carefully. Sometimes spell check misses things. Example: "He ate is breakfast." Spell check sees "is" as a valid word and ignores it.

Third, have someone else proof read your paper. when we write, we are using our inner dialogue to come up with the ideas, then our hands dictate what our mind says. So often, when we read our own writing we can't see that some ideas aren't written clearly, because *we* knew what we were talking about. Having someone that hasn't been hearing your thoughts read your paper can give you great insight into how well (and how smart) your writing delivers it's message.

I hope this is helpful.

Answer 4

Practice, practice, practice - and read, read, read all kinds of literature.

Meanwhile, for a fast introduction that WILL make you "seem more intelligent" when you write, get a copy of "The Elements of Style", by Strunk & White (White is E.B. White, who wrote "Charlotte's Web" and was generally an accomplished writer). This is a short, very readable book that gets across the major points of "intelligent" writing.

Another easy-to-read, fun book, sort of along the same lines, is "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves". You'll come away from that one feeling "more intelligent", too.

Good luck!

Answer 5

First, get a thesaurus. Try never to use the same word twice, but look up synonyms. Try to be concise. That's a hard one after school assignments of so many words! Be very careful of spelling. Spell check doesn't always catch mistakes, since you could use the wrong word and spell it correctly, e.g. "their"," they're", and "there". The one that really bothers me is the missplacement of apostrophes: "its" is the possessive form, and "it's" is the contraction of "it is".
After some of the writing I've seen recently, Thank You for making the effort.

Answer 6

Don't use a lot of filler words. A lot of college students will write 'and', 'but', 'if', 'the', to fill out some space in their essays. Try to minimize these works or words that don't have a valuable meaning to your essay.

You should also write in complete sentences. Make sure the thoughts in your sentences are fully formed and make sense.

Example:
BAD:
"He hit the car, i didn't know what to do."
BETTER:
"After the criminal collided with my brand new Nissan I was in shock and didn't know what to do. "

Use description in your writing to allow the reader to imagine the scene or topic more vividly.

Answer 7

For starters you can work on your sentence structure and punctuation, to wit:

Hi! Does anyone have any tips on how I could seem more intelligent when writing? Thank you!

You should read as much as you can. Notice how other writers strucure their sentences.

Good luck to you.

Answer 8

Make certain that you have used correct grammar.
Check your spelling.
Don't use the same word over and over again. Use a thesaurus.

Answer 9

Don't write like how you talk. For example, don't use kids, refer to them as children, and so on. Don't use slang, and do not use contractions. Maybe, purchase a thesaurus?

Answer 10

You could start by improving your grammar.