Being a linguist, I pay a lot of attention to words
and what they mean. The main word of this week turned out to be ‘detail.’ Let
us see how some authoritative dictionaries define this word. Here, I have
chosen some (not all given) definitions that perfectly describe my present
situation and continuous work on the UO
project. So, here we go:
1) Cambridge Dictionaries Online : the small features of
something that you only notice when you look carefully.
3) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: the information that helps to complete what you know about something.
4) Macmillan Dictionary: one of many small facts or pieces of information relating to a situation.
I mark red the most significant elements in the definitions. First, I AM to
look carefully at every stage of the project to make it complete and beneficial
to my students. Second, every individual bit of information makes the project
function smoothly and without failures. Third, filling the project with details
helps me complete the task. Fourth, I add every little fact to the project with
total concentration on the topic of my future course – ‘Communicating Across
Cultures.’ And last but not least, the final stages of the project require
total – or extended – attention and treatment.
Every definition mentioned above describes the process I am going through at
the moment with precise accuracy. A very short linguistic analysis shows how
important details are not only for the current project but also for any task we
undertake and plan to become more professionally advanced…
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