And the good writer chooses his words for their 'meaning', but that meaning is not a a set, cut-off thing like the move of knight or pawn on a chess-board. It comes up with roots, with associations, with how and where the word is familiarly used, or where it has been used brilliantly or memorably.Ezra Pound
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To write good is not to write what is considered to be correct or proper. To write good is to craft your words to evoke the emotion you want the readers to feel. That feeling will cause them to associate the word with your piece. I know, I’ve done this myself.
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