Well-meaning teachers encourage my kids to use more "vocabulary" words in their writing. I tell them that on this one point they can ignore their teachers, because the best writing uses the simplest possible words.
I've graded thousands of college term papers. Bad writers always use the multi-syllable words when shorter words would do. Good writers always use the simplest possible words... but no simpler.
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I default to verbose. It's writing simply that's HARD!
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A small thing but thanks for choosing the word “use” instead of “utilize.”
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That is just an opinion, right?!
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