Friday, August 27, 2010

How to describe something!!

Okay, so, the last post named describing words: colors, textures, etc. But now let's learn how to use them! So let's begin with an example:

"The ______ est (*or eram meaning 'was'*) ________"

So put an object in that first blank...

"The calcus est ________"

'Calcus' means 'stone' in Latin. Stones are good to use description with because there are tons of variations of stones. No two stones look alike: some are shiny, some are rough, etc. So now let's add a desribing word in the second blank.

"The calcus est teres"

'Teres' translates to 'smooth'. So what we are saying in English is:

"The stone is smooth"

Of course, as I have mentioned, you can always use 'eram' meaning 'was' instead, translating to

"The stone WAS smooth" instead of "the stone IS smooth"

Now let's use the same stone and add another describing word to let the readers visualize this particular stone even more.

"the calcus est teres quod ____________"

'Quod' means 'and'. So now we have yet another blank to fill to add to the visualization of this stone. So now lets use another word that is alike with teres. Now obviously something wouldn't be smooth and scratchy at the same time, so it's important to use the correct word, even if this is just an example.

"The calcus est teres quod lubricus"

'Lubricus' is a root word in the English word meaning lubricant, a slippery lotion. So can you guess what 'lubricus' means?
Slippery! I decided upon with word because if something is smooth it may be slippery as well.

So this is how you could describe something!!! I hope this helps!

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