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You have to use a lot of judgment to pare these down, or you'll do more harm than good. "My car is very fast" -> "My car is breakneck" "It's going to be very
by Imnimo 4y ago
You have to use a lot of judgment to pare these down, or you'll do more harm than good.
"My car is very fast" -> "My car is breakneck"
"It's going to be very cold tomorrow" -> "It's going to be Siberian tomorrow"
"Those shoes are very expensive" -> "Those shoes are lavish"
- drpixie 4y agoYes - the site (naturally) lacks context and the "translations" lack subtlety. But their the main point stands strongly ... take the time and devote the thought to choosing the correct word, and you'll produce better prose. Your text will be compact, precise, and more readable.
- bin_bash 4y agodoesn't "breakneck" have to be followed by a noun? e.g.: "breakneck pace" "breakneck speed" I do really like "It's going to be Siberian tomorrow" though, I might start using that one.
- jaza 4y ago"You mean we're all being sent to a gulag tomorrow? We'll be traversing a vast nothingness for months on end starting tomorrow? We'll be witnessing horrific environmental catastrophes that nobody knows about because they're too far from civilisation tomorrow?" "No. Sheesh, I just meant it's going to be very cold tomorrow!"