言葉遣い・言葉使い|ことばづかいkotobazukai[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounspeech; expression; wording; language
   言葉遣ことばづかいにはいつも気きをつけるべきです。↗

   You should always be careful in your speech.

• Synonym言い回しいいまわしNeutralA specific expression or turn of phrase, as in 「巧みな言い回し」. 言葉遣い covers your overall choice of words.
• Synonym言い方いいかたNeutralThe most general word for how you say something. 言葉遣い focuses on which words you choose.
• Synonym物言いものいいNeutralCovers one's tone or manner of speaking; also means raising an objection, as in the sumo term 「物言い」.
• Synonym言辞げんじWrittenWritten style: the words or language someone uses. 言葉遣い focuses on whether those words are polite and appropriate.
• Synonym語法ごほうWrittenWritten. Refers to grammar and syntax rules or to how words are used. 言葉遣い means the words you actually use.
• Synonym話し方はなしかたNeutralHow you speak overall, including pace and intonation. 言葉遣い concerns only the words you pick.
• Synonym言いよういいようCasualColloquial. Refers to how something is said, often in 「ものは言いようだ」. 言葉遣い is about the words themselves.
• Synonym口回しくちまわしCasualColloquial for wording or tone of speech; in everyday use 「言い回し」 is the normal choice.
• Synonym措辞そじFormalFormal, written: the wording chosen when writing a text. 言葉遣い leans toward speech.
• Synonym言葉付きことばつきNeutralRefers to the tone or manner in which one speaks. 言葉遣い centers on word choice.
• SynonymディクションFormalLoanword for diction: clear pronunciation and wording, mostly in speeches and performance.
• SynonymワーディングWrittenWritten loanword for the wording of copy, common in advertising and business.

Use 「言葉遣い」 for word choice and whether it is polite or appropriate, as in 「言葉遣いが悪い」 or 「論文の言葉遣い」. To talk about ways of expressing something, use 「言い回し」 or 「言い方」; for how someone speaks, including tone, 「話し方」; for wording in writing, 「措辞」.

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1. 言葉ことばの使い方つかいかた。