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How do I know if my writing is pretentious?
Pretentious writing is unpleasant to read. It’s often composed with the attempt to stump the reader, giving the writer a feeling of superiority, like a specialist (a mechanic, a lawyer, or a politician) who uses jargon.
What is pretentious language?
b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature pretentious language pretentious houses.
How do you write without sounding pretentious?
Here are 12 phrases to avoid that will save you from sounding pompous:
- Not to mention… Okay, then don’t mention it.
- It goes without saying…
- If I may say so…
- I believe that… Now the reader wonders if your message is based in facts.
- In my humble opinion…
- To tell the truth…
- To be honest with you…
- For the record…
How do I know if I am a writer?
If you write for life, you’ll work hard; you’ll do what’s honest, not what pays. You know you are a writer when you write because you are compelled, driven and unable to to do otherwise.
How do you use pretentious?
I don’t appreciate your pretentious attitude! I had a hard time agreeing with her pretentious point of view. Although he makes much more money than his peers, he does his best to avoid acting pretentious .
Why is academic writing should not sound pompous?
Avoiding Pompous Language in Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. And in terms of such language making the writer sound “smarter,” such language can oftentimes obscure meaning, making the writing more difficult to understand; when this happens, the writer does not appear smart.
What’s a pretentious person?
If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. [disapproval] His response was full of pretentious nonsense.