As a writer it's important to be forever in the search for the perfect words. There are thousands of words I have yet to discover and I am vowing to make more of an effort to learn a new word once in a while!
Have you ever heard of these words?
Prolix.....means: overly wordy; verbose, tedious
Epigram...means: a short, witty poem
Topos...means: conventional theme in a literary composition
I think I could begin to use one of these. How about you?
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I often use the same descriptives over and over and over again. I rarely write epigrams, and I should be searching for topos when reading, and hopefully I edit enough to not be prolix! Hopefully I used those words correctly!
ReplyDeleteHa! Good job Lynn! You've inspired me to try it!
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