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People evaluate us by:

 

1.                  What we do

2.                  How we look

3.                  What we say

4.                  How we say

 

Accurate and refined use of the mother tongue is a necessary part of a lady or gentleman's education. The diction used by us largely reflects the company we keep. People in the company of poets and masters of prose enrich their mind and take the glory of their companions.

 

Reading newspaper is a healthy habit. You could salvage time to read some enduring books during odd moments of the day. Some unfamiliar words could be jotted down and helped with a dictionary to fix in the memory. It is useful to study the derivation of the words, your meaning could be more effective if it is precise and has freshness applied to it. Don't compliment all things appealing the eyes as ‘beautiful' other of its synonym could be used such as exquisite, gorgeous, superb, radiant, dazzling, picturesque, elegant, etc. Similarly avoid using trite comparisons such as “cool as a cucumber'. Instead it is better to opt for self created similes. All we need is the courage to be distinctive.