i think thesaurus-ism is a bigger issue at conservative publications because of william f. buckley's influence
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It's rampant because they have no real understanding of how his writing worked at its formal best beyond word choice. If all your new syllables clang together, you're just making a mess.
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It's cool when the really good ones (sparingly) use words I don't know though
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shoutout to Perry Anderson
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But using the right word can help you get the rhythms (and the meaning) exactly right.
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This is an important point! There is pretty much one good way to use a thesaurus, and you put it well here.
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A very weird approach that almost inevitably reveals some sort of tick or insecurity. “Hmm this sentence needs to sound smarter” for somebody for some reason.
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Style =/= syntax (I teach undergrad syntax). But I have never used a thesaurus.
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Clarity is the highest goal of good writing...and the hardest to reach. Then spelling is impotant, to.
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