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Old 15-Apr-2007, 18:53
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Default General English Words

Certain English words are overused by learners of English. Word like: good, bad and happy are usually general ie they don’t make speaker’s statement specific. In addition they make a text boring. For example instead of saying happy you can say: I was basically content, pleased, overjoyed or ecstatic as if putting them on a scale of varying degrees. What other words in your opinion learners should avoid overusing to make their texts more interesting? Ideas are welcome.
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