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"The difference between the
almost right word
and
the right word
is really a large matter --
it's the difference between
the lightning bug and the lightning."
almost right word
and
the right word
is really a large matter --
it's the difference between
the lightning bug and the lightning."
~Mark Twain, in a letter to George Bainton, 1888
Clever. :) I suppose it's also the difference between red and read, or shelf and shelve.
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Yes. But it's also the difference between big and humongous or between pink and crimson. Sure, those words don't sound alike, but when you want to write well, it's important to choose the right words, the ones that will say what you really want to say. (Thank goodness for the thesaurus!)
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