The phrase "alteration of the word" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes made to a specific word, such as in linguistic studies or editing contexts.
Example: "The alteration of the word 'happy' to 'happier' demonstrates a comparative form in English grammar."
Alternatives: "modification of the term" or "change of the word".
Alteration of the initial word never changed the resultant core dictionary by more than a few words.
Minor changes such as alterations to the wording were made to the scale on the basis of the pretest (n = 8 pregnant mothers).
Robert Frost and John F. Kennedy: Read Mr. Frost's poem "The Gift Outright" and discuss how the alteration of that single word in the last line affects the poem's message and tone.
A generation ago, people bemoaned the alteration in the meaning of the word "gay".
Many of them were practically identical except for the alteration of a few words; the Trump campaign was presumably testing which specific messages would produce the best results in terms of contributions, signatures or engagement.
This mostly involved alteration of a specific word(s), simplification of wording or addition of example(s) to give an increased understanding of the item e.g. 'Not being able to do the things you used to do' was changed to 'Doing the things you used to do (e.g., fishing, walking, seeing family)'.
"Honey, the word 'battle' is an alteration of the Latin battualia which are fencing exercises which is almost like dancing and hey, let's have a dance party!" Surely there is a better way to toe the line between being the fool of a false reality and raising a boy without bloodlust.
The questionnaire was modified following a small pilot study, leading to changes in the format of the questionnaire and minor alterations in the wording of questions, before being distributed by post to the research population.
In other words, introducing vibration induces an alteration of the sensory information that subjects can use for postural control.
