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something that will never go away is the power of words. i love how differently they are shaped and constructed. when i read books i focus on what words create the most feeling and impact. words have power or they mean nothing. we consume so much daily we take them for granted. i long to shaped them the way my idols do.
Dec 10, 2024
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Apr 19, 2024
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Idc if this makes me a cop Words give shape to experience like heat to clay. They make experience coherent and usable. The sincerest part of me believes that when you use a word to its truest function you glimpse the moment of its invention, making you feel something like a lost truth of the past.
Ex: decimate means to reduce something to a tenth of what it was, not to devastate or ruin
Also the best defense to talk fancy and beat the pretentious allegations
Feb 6, 2024
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I think looking up synonyms is a completely valid way to figure out how to express yourself. they can be more than just replacing your thoughts with inserted words, their definitions can be tools of inspiration. thesauruses and dictionaries, physical or online, are great!
intentionally compare what you're trying to express to the definitions. I find this helps clarify and streamline thoughts through deduction, especially when a word isn't quite what you're looking for. you not only naturally gain a better understanding of what you are trying to express, but I often find other paths of interest.
even when I find a word or phrase that resonates, I still continue to search through similar ones, explaining to myself why this specific word fills what others can't. example sentences in dictionaries are a great place for the context of words too!
when writing, or even in conversation, I'll just search "another word for [insert my own word or phrase]".
I think this whole process of searching, reading, and understanding helps those words and phrases stick with you, as you've created like, a whole I Spy process out of it. I also just love rewriting definitions in my own words.
Mar 13, 2025
