As a writer, words are my tools.  I naturally gravitate towards simple, straightforward prose, but I’m always on the lookout for more tools to use.  God forbid if someone uses a word I don’t know the meaning of, it’s like a kick in the teeth, but I don’t tend to forget it once I’ve had my writer’s ego bruised. ( Grr.  Clever buggers.)  Unusual words have caused arguments too, and  whether or not the words actually exist.  (Thank God for the Google Gods for sorting out those arguments, dictionaries are heavy to carry around).

Yes, I am a logophile.  A lover of words. Continue reading →