Writing Book 4 · Lesson 8
What is special about academic English? — use the words
You have met these and used them; now you choose between them.
The words
Watch how it is built
1consider means about the same as think about.
Consider what happens when water freezes.
2examine means about the same as look at.
Examine the leaf closely.
3state means about the same as say.
State your answer in a full sentence.
Two ways to say it
✗ Consider what happens when water freezes. — this is not wrong, but it is everyday talk.
✓ Consider what happens when water freezes. — this is how a writer says it.
Ask yourself: “Which of these is closer to what I mean?”
Remember
The plain word is often the better one.
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