2007-03-21 08:51:07 · 2 answers · asked by silbug99 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Pick a word that you would consider the upper limit of your vocabulary, that would be the $1 word.
A 25cent word would be a everyday word for the same thing.
And if you’re confronted with a choice between a $1 word and a 25-cent word, use the 25-cent word. After all, there’s no sense telling someone that, “In the event of an unsatisfactory occurrence, we will be most obliged to remedy the situation as speedily as is humanly possible,” when what you really mean is, “We’ll take care of any problems that happen—quickly.”
2007-03-21 09:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by Old guy 124 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
It means using a discriptive word or phrase that is not used much in normal speech when you can use a word equal in meaning that everyone knows
2007-03-21 08:55:42 · answer #2 · answered by Patches6 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋