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Share all your tips, tricks, links and notes for anyone wanting to write! ;)

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A place to find all the synonyms you could dream of

Copy and paste your work here to find new synonyms even easier

Expand your vocabulary & find the definitions to words you need the exact definition of

Also, a word that most of us would probably use a lot if we knew about it: Sprachgefühl!

That's all I have for now, but more coming soon!

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He displays an extraordinary range of what Germans call Sprachgefühl, an infectious love of language that inspires his readers and illuminates the nooks and crannies of the English language.

Nope.

We only ever say Sprachgefühl in German when someone is learning a new language. And doesn't botch basic Grammar. While having some idea of the flow of words, so in Latin, you wouldn't need to check declensions when learning one form of a new word. (Or mess up sentence structure, tone, no crimes of "Denglisch" (botched transference of idioms))

But that usually finds its place in children learning languages at school. Its highly pretentious to say about yourself in the wrong context. So people just stick with other self-descriptions...though you would praise someone that way? 

Not sure if the social context is any way interesting, but when lending words, you're about to ignore layers of it, unless it has been somewhat redefined by common use in another. It doesn't mean one likes languages, is a good writer, or especially proficient in one. If a child is behind the curve, they're said to lack it (even when it could be anything whatsoever, learning disorders). So you either praise people that way or avoid insulting them. It's not a complex linguistic concept, but social convenience. I don't know what to do with it in Englisch. You might, still... but it has nothing to do with an infectious love in common, modern usage.

If you have it in relation to your own, you're clever with words, I guess. Bending them in new and interesting ways that are simultaneously oddly fitting. Which explains the quote somewhat, but it's really, really not related to loving something. Sorry for the rant, but excessive lending of select words while ignoring, or even misinforming about the context, had been somewhat of a problem. They shouldn't fall for pretty words. Or make them into something more beautiful, meaningful or mendable.

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1 hour ago, catsagainstdeterminism said:

He displays an extraordinary range of what Germans call Sprachgefühl, an infectious love of language that inspires his readers and illuminates the nooks and crannies of the English language.

Nope.

We only ever say Sprachgefühl in German when someone is learning a new language. And doesn't botch basic Grammar. While having some idea of the flow of words, so in Latin, you wouldn't need to check declensions when learning one form of a new word. (Or mess up sentence structure, tone, no crimes of "Denglisch" (botched transference of idioms))

But that usually finds its place in children learning languages at school. Its highly pretentious to say about yourself in the wrong context. So people just stick with other self-descriptions...though you would praise someone that way? 

Not sure if the social context is any way interesting, but when lending words, you're about to ignore layers of it, unless it has been somewhat redefined by common use in another. It doesn't mean one likes languages, is a good writer, or especially proficient in one. If a child is behind the curve, they're said to lack it (even when it could be anything whatsoever, learning disorders). So you either praise people that way or avoid insulting them. It's not a complex linguistic concept, but social convenience. I don't know what to do with it in Englisch. You might, still... but it has nothing to do with an infectious love in common, modern usage.

If you have it in relation to your own, you're clever with words, I guess. Bending them in new and interesting ways that are simultaneously oddly fitting. Which explains the quote somewhat, but it's really, really not related to loving something. Sorry for the rant, but excessive lending of select words while ignoring, or even misinforming about the context, had been somewhat of a problem. They shouldn't fall for pretty words. Or make them into something more beautiful, meaningful or mendable.

Well, apparently, the word has a slightly different meaning in English.

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11 hours ago, Skysplash8 said:

Also, a word that most of us would probably use a lot if we knew about it: Sprachgefühl!

What does the definition mean...

Is it when someone is crazy about correct spelling?

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2 hours ago, Skysplash8 said:

Well, apparently, the word has a slightly different meaning in English.

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That is the dictionairy context, but words always have a social context dictionaries tend to skip. In the worst case, you'll get something with a standard definition that is almost always used sarcastically. I don't know if it has a different social context in Englisch, but this is what it means to native speakers. Slightly problematic with target audiences, sometimes, admittedly, just meaningless details. 

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14 minutes ago, gamingcookie said:

What does the definition mean...

Is it when someone is crazy about correct spelling?

It's being talented at learning languages at its core, by feeling what is supposed to be right. Right spelling, sentence structure, translation of idioms. Some people are better at what "should feel right" than others, so it's intuition in language form. Skill for innovation in your own.

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fsngfds im allowed to go on about how to do a english language P1 Q5 gcse (if ur like 13+ and live in england you'll know what that is) right??  its basically "write a good story in like 40ish minutes go"

so 1. 16 marks for SPAG

this doesn't matter just. put in a couple semicolons or something and youre good and use grammar right (the only problem with this is dialogue. I am Thirteen Years Old and I have no idea where you put the commas and stuff for dialogue still,, this is why I usually never use it. just put like.. "I asked her: why do I suck at writing speech correctly?")

and the 24 marks for content and organisation are the important ones

so the first thing to do: always do the picture, never do the "write about a time you felt lost" or something. it wont help you at all

first thing: wheres the picture? think of a basic story that can happen in that setting, for example: its a picture of a boat in the ocean. write something like: persons on boat. big wave comes. person dies. the end. top tip: a big deadly thing happening that results in someones death always works, but you can go for something as simple as: the picture is a desert, so its about a fennec fox that comes out a burrow and catches a mouse, than goes back into the burrow (that's literally what I did for my end of year 8 exam last year (we do gcse exams for our end of year exams in every year)

think of a metaphor or a main theme or premise to write the story based on how you want to describe the setting youre in.

heres some examples:

in the mountains and want to make them sound positive? use your vocab and metaphors n stuff to make it sound like a cake (eg. the snow was like sugar; sprinkled on to the peaks.  I peered behind me, and the snow was decorated with my footprints for miles.   you get the idea)

In the desert and want some cool juxtaposition? set it at night and talk about how cold it is in the desert at night  (eg. the moonlight pierced into the frozen sand beneath my feet) (this is the "theme" I chose for that same year 8 exam)

in the jungle make everything seem like jewels and stuff to make it sound very cool and mysterious (eg. the emerald leaves glistened whenever the raindrops fell on to them    tiny shards of golden sunlight shone through the canopy)

and you kinda get the idea. basically, you think about what you want the general impression to be (mysterious, exciting, cute, evil, ect) and think of something that you would think of when you think of that impression (like.. fire and hell when you think of evil. or snakes. snakes always work) and then make every. single. word. possible fit that theme

 

I think the only way to get like 100% in the content and organization section is to also have an interesting story premise, like a big plot twist or an unreliable narrator or its from the perspective of a monster munch packet or something but I suck at that soo

 

 

the general structure I follow is:

start with a short paragraph about where you are, how you feel and what youre doing

do a long description paragraph about your surroundings

a very short action build up paragraph to build tension

a kinda long paragraph where all the action happens and theres a big unexpected event

a medium paragraph concluding and ending the story, do about 50/50 on action and description

(remember to keep doing some description all around!)

 

 

the only other thing I can think of is show dont tell (dont put "I was tired" ; put "I dragged my feet wearily behind me"  dont put "it tasted horrible", put "all of my taste buds writhed in disgust")

 

yeah and that's it this probably belongs somewhere else but you can probably use this for other things  ;D

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