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May 11 / King Kaufman

Quote of the Day: Stephen King tells Roget to beat it

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

Actually, I can think of one exception to this rule. I generally don’t pluck words I don’t know out of a thesaurus unless I’m trying to be funny, but if a word is on the tip of my tongue and I can’t for the life of me think what it is, the thesaurus is a good way to find it.

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  • Karlo Sevilla

    And I think one way of keeping the English language alive is by using a few of its mossy words every now and then.

    • Anonymous

      You are indubitably correct, sir.

      • Karlo Sevilla

        Thanks to thee, sir. ;-)

    • Anonymous

      Is the English language in some danger of dying? The way languages live is the same way most organisms live (I think): By constantly growing and evolving, shedding things that don’t work in favor of things that work better.

      • Dan Van Wie

        Ayee, thankee saye….. That’s Stephen King for thank you.