15 thoughts on “#QuoteOfTheDay – #WilliamFaulkner”

    • I actually enjoy coming across words I’m not familiar with, and always stop to look them up. Of course, it DOES interrupt the flow of the story, but I don’t mind that too much. I’m guessing it all depends on the reader, as to whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. 😀

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    • Personally, I think whether it’s a good thing or a bad one depends on the reader. I enjoy coming across new-to-me words or phrases, but they certainly don’t make or break a great story, and I can definitely understand why they could be annoying to some.

      And I’m glad I found a quote that was new to you, Trish. I’m taking a bit of a break today, but I’ll be back with more tomorrow, if the bridge don’t go an’ the creek don’t rise, as we say down here in the south. 😁

      Thanks for stopping by today and taking a moment to make a good point.

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  5. ‘Reticence’ – on a BBC radio documentary this morning an English presenter was talking to a USA citizen and her sentence included ‘reticence’. He said ‘Hold your horses, stop right there, I have never heard of that word.’ – perhaps he didn’t use exactly those expressions, but you get the meaning. I wonder how many words don’t cross the Atlantic in either direction. As reticence is the natural state of being for we English, it would explain why nobody else knows the word!

    PS. I have learnt many new words since being an adult, words that seem to be common now , but once seemed strange like penultimate and long ago my daughter’s young friend started talking about analogue watches, I had no idea what she meant and just tried to look intelligent. Salutary lesson for a parent.

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    • Good point, Yvette. It’s something we should remember when writing. I love “fancy words,” but you definitely have to be careful not to overdo it.

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