How can writers adapt their adjective use to suit different levels of formality in their writing?

were not used as “empty” adjectives in the manner described by Lakoff (1973) ... women use more of the typically “feminine” empty adjectives listed in her 1973. The research findings show that lexical hedges or fillers, tag question, rising intonation on declaratives, empty adjective, emphatic emphasis, superpolite form ... Adjectives without any exact meanings. Published in Chapter: Gender and Language: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Second Language Writing. Didem Koban Koç (Izmir ... Apr 25, 2018 ... On an empty stomach, it'd hit him fast. Good thing that woman called ... Modifiers—adjectives and adverbs—get a bad rap. English and ... Jun 1, 2020 ... On the other hand, male students wrote 3 empty adjectives as the largest number and 5 students did not write any empty adjectives. An example of ... Jan 31, 2018 ... President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech contained plenty of the empty adjectives and hyperbole for which he is known. But his use ... Sep 24, 2016 ... If you were like that ever since then its either you have a memory problem, with ADHD or lack of interest on things you think you are not ... Watch out for empty adjectives or overly general claims. Rather than writing something like “I am passionate about cultural exchange”—a claim so unspecific ... female speakers use more adjectives, and as a result more empty adjectives, defined by Lakoff as "adjectives that seem devoid of all but a vague positive ... Dec 2, 2020 ... Steer clear of clichés and “empty” adjectives. Maybe this stems from having seen honest and innovative a few too many times, but I've ...