Colourful and colourless words

Rappelez-vous: je vous ai tanné en cours afin que vous n'ayiez recours qu'en cas de grande panne lexicale aux mots passe-partout:

Good - bad - thing - fact - people entre autres...

Voici une liste (non exhaustive encore une fois) de mots passe-partout à éviter!

COLOURFUL AND COLOURLESS WORDS

GOOD

fine, valid, excellent, deserving, beneficial, favourable, advantageous, attractive, desirable, high-quality, efficient, positive, first-class, first-rate, reliable, dependable, workable, sound, suitable, appropriate.

BAD

evil, harmful, detrimental, damaging, dangerous, criminal, appalling, inhuman, defective, awkward, unacceptable, unsuitable, undesirable, scandalous, unfavourable, invalid, inaccurate, false, ungrounded, second-class, futile, useless, absurd, foolish.

BIG

large, huge, enormous, tremendous, vast, extensive, significant, weighty, outstanding, noteworthy, top, leading, foremost, prominent, influential.

SMALL

minor, secondary, negligible, insignificant, poor, inconsequential, inadequate, limited, unsatisfactory.

THINK

assume, presume, suppose, consider, contemplate the problem, think over, look upon, examine, imagine, feel, believe, view, analyse, take it for granted that.

PROBLEM

question, issue, difficulty, quandary, predicament, tough/critical situation, dilemma, plight, handicap, inconvenience, disadvantage.

IMPORTANT

significant, consequential, decisive, serious, crucial, solemn, impressive, high-level, well-known, respected, worthwhile, prime, capital, paramount.

INTERESTING

provocative, thought-provoking, exciting, curious, fascinating, stimulating, innovative, tempting, intriguing, absorbing, entertaining, captivating.

NECESSARY

essential, vital, indispensable, much needed, basic, imperative, urgent, a matter of life and death, high-priority, compulsory, obligatory, unavoidable

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Ci-dessous des scans de mes propres fiches sur la question ...

Le lien du PDF directos cliquez ici: Words_you_should_avoid
Et oui désolée c'est écrit à la main, c'est mon côté dinosaure!

Source --> Moi-même!

A venir : THING - FACT - SAY/TELL/SPEAK - DO/MAKE (parce que ceux-là vous aimez bien mais c'est le MAL...enfin souvent)!