Distinctio

What is Distinctio

• It distinguishes a word in a sentence by including more info about it.
• "At this point we have a short time left- a short time being less then fifty years"
• It allows you to tell the reader exactly what you mean to say.
• This can be the difference in someone understanding your sentence or not.

How can you find It?

• words that indicate how good something is, or how likely or difficult something is
• Distinctio is usually used with a linking phrase like:
• "Which is to say" or "by which I mean"
• or by putting the definition in parentheses immediately after the term your defining
• But only do this when needed!

Example:

• 1. Worthwhile-
• That book was tremendously worthwhile;
• it taught me all I needed to the know about Russia

LET'S TRY!

• 1. Deep-
• The man dug a hole that was very deep, similar to the Marianas trrench
• 2. Work-
• What do we want to work on? And by work I mean put our blood, sweat and tears into.
• Your Turn!

YOUR TURN!

• Standard
• Smart
• Crazy
• Right
• Write these down, we will use them again

EFFECTIVE

• "Communism, by which I mean the socialist communalism which comes after the centralized state,
• has yet to be tried anywhere in the real world."

INEFFECTIVE

• The red convertible- red the color of an apple, not the red of a traffic light- was sold
• It's ineffective because distinguishing between the two shades of red adds nothing.

NOW GO BACK!

• Distinguish whether your previous ones were effective or ineffective