Word of the
Day for Wednesday 4th June 2014
Diction \ DIK-shuhn \,
noun;
1. Style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
good diction .
2.
The accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested
by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards
of acceptability; enunciation.
Quotes:
But the main characters themselves are not credible, with their mythic
passions, expressed in diction more formal and flowery than would ever
issue from a boy of the slums and a girl from the world of pampered inanity.
-- Rhoda Koenig, "Rio Is Rich," New York , 1994
But wise men pierce this rotten diction and fasten words again to visible
things; so that picturesque language is at once a commanding certificate
that he who employs it is a man in alliance with truth and God.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Nature," 1836
Origin:
Diction stems from the Latin dīcere meaning "to say." The term entered
English in the early 1400’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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