Advanced Vocabulary : talking about the not-so-smart

 

Talking about the not-so-smart among us is challenging. How to be neutral and descriptive without being pejorative? How to say a potentially bad or thing in a nice way? How to tell a parent that his/her pride and joy is not ... um ... not-so-smart? 

Join us as we review common expressions which can be used, and those which should be avoided, for those who are not intellectually-blessed.

Note that this one-hour single-topic session does not cover the vocabulary of discussing crazy or unconventional; those are birds of different feathers.

This advanced Vocabulary session focusses on accuracy, appropriacy and on developing the speaker's range, while considering :

• Usages, idiomatic and figurative
• Related structures and vocabulary
• Uses and misuses

Participants will also receive a copy of "130 Not-so-smart Idioms" which we definitely recommend you do not use when discussing certain of your colleagues.

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