SPEECH HABITS

Speech Habits

1. Saying little - meaning much

              LACONIC

2. Saying little – these people like neither to talk nor to listen, they act as if the conversation is a bore

             TACITURN

3. Much talk, little sense

              GARRULOUS

4. When the words won’t come out of strong emotions – fear, rage, anger

              INARTICULATE

5. They talk, talk and talk – they phrase, rephrase using far more words than necessary

              VERBOSE

6. Unoriginal – everything they say is trite, hackneyed, commonplace, and humourless. Full of clichés and stereotypes

              BANAL

7. Words in quick succession – fluent , rapid talkers. Such copiousness, that you listen to them in amazement

               VOLUBLE

8. Words that convince – persuasively, brilliantly and draws wholehearted assent from an intelligent listener

             COGENT

9. The sound and the fury - They talk loud, noisy, clamorous, and vehement.

             VOCIFEROUS

10. Quantity – they talk a great deal. Voluble, vociferous, garrulous, verbose, but never inarticulate, taciturn, or laconic.

             LOQUACIOUS

Bibliography

Lewis, N. (2017). Word Power Made Easy. Noida: B.B. Press.