>From time to time I get email complaining of too many words. Information overload is a problem. So is the worry about coming across as pretentious. "Why would I want to learn and use all those unusual words?" the question goes.
The way I see it, having a large vocabulary is like an artist having a vast palette of paints. You don't have to use all those colors in a single painting, but it helps to be able to find just the right shade when you need it. A right word works the same way: it helps us to portray our thoughts, ideas, and imagination just as we have pictured them in our minds. Autumn Contributing Membership Drive We need your help in continuing to expand the verbal palette. If you enjoy discovering the various fine shades of words, please consider becoming a contributing member this season: http://wordsmith.org/awad/friends.html As a token of our appreciation, those contributing $100 or more are invited to choose from one of the following thank-you gifts: o A downloadable copy of the game eWords for Windows, courtesy Edisys Corp. o A pack of Book Darts, a new idea for a bookmark, courtesy Book Darts, Inc. o An autographed copy of my new book, Another Word A Day, courtesy John Wiley & Sons. We always welcome your words -- keep us posted with your comments/suggestions. Thank you, -Anu Garg gargATwordsmith.org ............................................................................. Words are things; and a small drop of ink / Falling like dew upon a thought, produces / That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. -Lord Byron, poet (1788-1824) Send your comments to wordsATwordsmith.org. To subscribe, unsubscribe, update address, gift subscription, visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
