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Tag Archives: vocabularies
Writer Wednesdays: $10 words and $1 words
I learned this phrase when I was working in journalism, editing a monthly magazine: “Don’t use a $10 word when a $1 word will do.” What does that mean? Simple: don’t say “azure” when you mean “blue.” Never say “azure”? … Continue reading
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Tagged aquamarine, azure. Or beryl, cerulean, chappy, cobalt, Faulkner, Hemingway, indigo, masticates, navy, pedantic, pompous, readers, sapphire, teal, turquoise, vocabularies
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