wording
diction
phrasing
phraseology
choice of words
verbiage

He didn't seem to like his own choice of words.

Yeah we know what it means, its just most likely not the right word choice.

In addition to these and other questions, consider also the choice of words to use.

The choice of words didn't matter; the results were the same.

But choice of words had nothing to do with it.

Maybe that would be a better choice of words for me.

It wasn't her choice of words so much as the way she said them.

But there was something new in the choice of words.

Language is always very important; in particular, word choice can be critical.

I believe that the word 'choice' has no place when you're talking about two lives in being.