Sharp Words

“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.”
Stephen King

[Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]

I’m not sure I agree with this, actually. Sometimes I use a thesaurus to look up a word that’s on the tip of my tongue but that I can’t remember even though I can list at least three of its synonyms.
I understand the general sentiment behind the quote though - use of a thesaurus can lead to very purple prose.

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Dawnspell, Katharine Kerr - finished Monday 27th. Own copy.
Dragonspell, Katharine Kerr - finished Monday 27th. Own copy.

Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett - finished Wednesday 29th. Library book, re-read.

A Time of Exile, Katherine Kerr - finished Friday 31st. Own copy.
A Time of Omens, Katharine Kerr - finished Sunday 2nd. Own copy.

Ongoing total for 2007: 124 + 7 re-reads

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