WUP for Monday, 4/28

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. --Robert Brault

Vocab
dissipate (v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
As chairman he is fair and open, but he dissipates his energies on trivial things.

Lit Term
DICTION A speaker’s or writer’s choice of words. Diction can be formal, informal, colloquial, full of slang, poetic, ornate, plain, abstract, concrete, and so on. Diction depends on the writer’s subject, purpose, and audience. Some words, for example, are suited to informal conversations but are inappropriate in a formal speech. Diction has a powerful effect on the tone of a piece of writing.

Usage

fewer, less Use fewer to modify a plural noun and less to modify a singular noun. Hint: If you can count them use fewer.

EXAMPLES

Later in life, Emily Dickinson entertained even fewer guests.

Later in life, Emily Dickinson spent less time entertaining guests.

Homework
Read and answer questions for chapters 23 &24