Precision words (from the French “precision” - accuracy) are commonly used (as opposed to terms), unambiguous and precise words that do not cause specific associations and do not create specific supports for memory. First of all, precision words include numerals, names of days of the week and months, proper names. These words do not evoke specific associations, are not directly associated
with important events for us, and therefore quickly disappear from memory when perceiving a coherent text. The exception is such precision words that remind future translators of a well-known fact related to their daily life. So, for example, students are unlikely to remember what they did on August 21, 2009, but they keep well in mind the month, date, and, of course, the year of their birth, since all this is concrete, tangible and periodically necessary for them. They can easily remember March 8, because on this day Russia celebrates International Women's Day, or such names as Pushkin, Mendeleev, Lomonosov, but it is quite difficult for them to keep in their memory unfamiliar names and surnames like Dalia Grybauskaite, Kolessa or Valerie Giscard d'Estaing. From this we conclude: when obtaining information, both from written and oral texts, one should pay special attention to precision words, and if possible, select them for analysis.
Precision words, as a rule, carry key information and require special accuracy in transmission. You can work on precision words on purpose. To do this, students are encouraged to use radio or television broadcasts, writing down all the named dates, numbers, proper names. Even better, if it is possible to record proper names in the process of listening to foreign texts, using radio broadcasts or magnetic tape recordings for this. All recorded proper names should be searched in reference books or on the Internet.
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