Sentence examples for more precise wording from inspiring English sources

Any benefits that might arise from a more precise wording, Macaulay said, would be far outweighed by "the injury which would be done to the morals of the community by such discussion".

Systrom also wrote that the "confusing" language in the terms and conditions would be replaced with more precise wording.

The crux is a mind's surrender to — for want of a more precise word — nature, both external and internal to the artist.

When we attempt to articulate our tender feelings in writing, we enter an inner dialogue of self-exploration: we forage for the more precise word, the more resonant phrasing.

These word pairs were eliminated either because participants viewed them as redundant with another, more precise, word pair or because the definitions participants gave for the terms were unstable and inconsistent.

Vague words are less formal and are open to interpretation; they do not express your ideas as well as more precise words would.

The inter-sentential language patterns can capture associations among multiple words within and between sentences, thus can provide more precise information than word pairs.

During revisions, make your word choice more precise by finding the words that most specifically express your meaning.

Larry Zitnick, a Microsoft researcher in Redmond, Washington, notes that searching with images is often more precise than using words.

President Barack Obama was also more precise with his words, saying the Medicare proposal "would voucherize the program and you potentially have senior citizens paying $6,000 more.

Expanding your vocabulary will give you the option of being more precise with your words.