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Writing Tips for Speakers: Tip #5–Use the Right Word
I occasionally find myself puzzling over an author’s word choice. Why did the author pick that word? For variety? For effect? Because it sounds cool? To impress? In any case, the word has drawn my attention as an editor for … Continue reading
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Tagged how not to use a thesaurus, how to write well, incorrect word usages, use the right word, use your dictionary, word usage
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Redumbant (and Other Additions to the Writer’s Lexicon)
I began this morning with my usual cup of coffee and the word redumbant. You won’t find that word in the dictionary because I made it up only two hours ago, but it should have existed for eons. The need … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, redundancy, word humor, word usage, writing well
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Choosing the Right Word: Close Isn’t Good Enough
In his hilarious and withering lampoon of nineteenth-century novelist J. Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain famously observed that good writing requires the writer to “use the right word, not its second cousin.”¹ Twain was a master at using the right word, … Continue reading
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Tagged dictionary, effective writing, good word choice, good writing habits, how to correct poor writing, Mark Twain, misused words, word usage
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