So in writing, there is always a right word, and every other than that…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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So in writing, there is always a right word, and every other than that is wrong. There is no beauty in words except in their collocation. The effect of a fanciful word misplaced, is like that of a horn of exquisite polish growing on a human head. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1992). The Topical Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.376, University of Missouri Press
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