CHAPTER II

RICH AND EXPRESSIVE VOCABULARY

Variety of terms for expressing one and the same idea; names for a fool, the smallest pig of a litter, the woodpecker, the foxglove, a stream of water, a girl 6-9 Forceful and descriptive dialect words difficult to translate into standard English 10-18 Appropriate compound words 18-19 Fine shades of meaning expressed by slightly different words 19-20