Question

Peter is writing a love letter to Helen, and he has decided that the word thin is not exactly the right word to use at one point. Unable to think of a better word, he goes to a thesaurus, and he finds the following words: slender, svelte, skinny, scrawny, and anorexic. What should he keep in mind when choosing the best word for the letter?

Answer 1

In this scenario, the word 'svelte' is probably the best word to use.

Skinny, scrawny, and anorexic are all negative words that you DEFINITELY shouldn't be using when writing a love letter.

Although slender and svelte have similar meanings, svelte means slender as well as elegant, making it the best choice in this scenario.

-T.B.