Choice words?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Longman">Longman</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="words">words</span>” <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>: “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="way">way</span>.”</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="wines">wines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Choice">Choice</span>” <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="wines">wines</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span>”, “<span word="choice">choice</span>” <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wines">wines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>, <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="average">average</span>.</p><p><span word="Choice">Choice</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> – <span word="except">except</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="good">good</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>.</p><p><span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="euphemisms">euphemisms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swear">swear</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="curse">curse</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="obscene">obscene</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="repetition">repetition</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Longman">Longman</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p>
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