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MQt so tif cd them him ^ hoic ngu ^ tinh cam (emotional over­
tones). Cac ham <j n4y c6 the 14 tich ctfc (positive), tieu ctfc (nega­
tive) ho&c trung lap (neutral). Vi du nhir fat c6 him y tieu ctfc trong
mot xa h$i dang bi Am inh ve stfc khoe cua chung ta. Neu lUU tSm
tdi nghla den va h4m <j cua tir, b4i viet cua ban se trd nen r5 r&ng
va an ttfdng hdn. Dieu nay cdn giup ban dilng dung tir v4 trinh r£c
roi vi 13 xuc pham den ngirdi khic. Cuoi cilng, ban cd the dilng cAc
ham y de tao ra - ho4c 14m giam bdt - nhffng phan ffng tinh dim
cua doc gia.
Tuf Ham y tich ctfc Ham y tieu ctfc
average traditional mediocre, passable
thrifty economical parsimonious, cheap, tightfisted
agreeable amiable, easy-going servile

caring concerned prying, meddlesome
daring bold defiant, reckless
deliberate careful slow
talkative loquacious verbose

Cang it cang tot: hcty sue tich

Quyen The Elements of Style (Cac yeu tohanh van) cua William Strunk,
Jr. vi E.B. White cd le la quyen s4ch day viet hay nhat trong thdi cua
chiing ta. Quyen sach nhd va mong ay chffa dffng Idi khuyen sau day:
Hay loai bd nhffng tff khong can thiet
Loi van day khi ltfc se rat sue tich. Trong cau khong nen cd nhffng tff
khong can thiet, doan van khong nen cd nhffng cau khong can thiet;
dieu nay cung cilng ly do nhff viec mot btfc tranh khong nen cd nhffng
net ve thffa thai va mot co may khong the cd nhffng bo phan thffa.
(MacMillan, NY, 1959, p. 17).
Ban khong the bd qua Idi khuyen nay vi loi hanh van hieu qua dilng
ngon ngff cd dong. Khi ban bd nhffng tff khong can thiet la ban da bd dtfdc
sff rtfdm ra (redundancy) - nghla la sff lAp tff va lAp y khong can thiet.
Mot bai viet dai dong van ttf khien ngtfdi doc phai cd stfc dep bd nhffng tff
va cum tff khong can thiet trtfdc khi hieu dtfdc noi dung thong diep cua ban.
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