#using big words

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Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #39

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Finding the Words #amwriting #TheStruggleIsReal

When we sit down to write, we consciously create pictures with words. If we have done our job, the ideas they generate in the reader’s mind are infinite. We often see memes and quotes about writing that resonate with us. Quotes often become memes because they are true and memorable and sometimes poke fun at us. “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” ― Jack Kerouac The…

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I like being gay and using big words to seem smarter and confuse people

[nerdlicious-blog1]

Ok so that IS a word...but not the way I was using it.

[sarahs-bookshelf]

Synonym-Finder.com is the best place for searching English synonyms, antonyms and word definitions.

How wonderful!

Though I do feel like I should give a warning. I've worked with students who were studying English as a second language, and their dictionaries would occasionally spout off synonyms to words that weren't appropriate for the context. While not exactly the same idea, I just want to warn anybody against getting too creative with synonyms. You try to use that word that no one has ever heard before and the book will feel like it's trying to be loftier than the readers.  

My aunt was an editor at one point, and she said there were some authors who would use words that were really unheard of, which I think will just drag you out of the story.

I think big words are fine, as long as they're words that at least some people will know. Like onomatopoeia.

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me: I look terrible in the mornings

her: terrible is a subjective assessment based on unachievable and unsustainable benchmarks of physical attractiveness

me: aww well thanks

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Man these goalies are playing exceptionally!

[imawalkingdaydream]

I haven't done any of my math homework over the course of this long weekend. I was saving it for tonight, but tonight I've decided to re-read one of my all time favorite books. And I will not put it down. But if one or two missing assignments are the retribution I must pay for my love of the written word, so be it.