Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

The author of " The Case for Short Words ", Richard Lederer, makes a convincing case that short words are effective. Short words  pack a powerful punch. They make the writer and the speaker use them easily. At the same time, the reader and the listener will be interested in the effect short words cause on them. Night, day, life, death ,love , hate, war  and peace are all short but big words. They are monosyllables but their meaning is important. Ordinary people ,poets and writers use them all the time; short words are " sharp like the blade of a knife". In comparison, big words are difficult to pronounce and to comprehend. Short words are easier to pronounce since our tongue is accustomed to them; we have known them since birth. Besides, short words are the majority in English; fifty percent of the most common words are short. Shakespeare and his contemporaries used them all the time. They could turn some messages from the Bible into speeches of short words. Proverbs are also made up of short words," Spare the rod and spoil the child". Politicians use short words when they explain their policies to Parliament. Finally, children use them at school when they are asked to write ,and when they use them , their taks are really effective.

explanation:

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

yes, it can be both.