Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Concrete v Abstract

There are two types of language that can be used. Concrete language and abstract language.  When writing it's best to avoid abstract language.  It takes more work and longer to get the message to the audience. Abstract language is very vague and uses theory as opposed to concrete words that get the most out of fewer words.  Concrete words are solid and tangible. Concrete words help to utilize dual coding and let the audience fill in the gaps and draw the conclusions the writer wanted them to.

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