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0 pointsrongopo3y ago0 comments

Thesaurus is a fundamental tool of any good writer, to refine precise meanings without overdoing a bit. Denying this is certainly strange to me.

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wyclif3y ago

I don't think King was saying "never use a thesaurus", he was just pointing out that relying on it too much is not a good way to develop as a writer. The way you do that is by reading great books.

rongopoOP3y ago

I agree, I think is a great tool, just the user should not abuse it.

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0 pointsrongopo3y ago0 comments

Thesaurus is a fundamental tool of any good writer, to refine precise meanings without overdoing a bit. Denying this is certainly strange to me.

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wyclif3y ago

I don't think King was saying "never use a thesaurus", he was just pointing out that relying on it too much is not a good way to develop as a writer. The way you do that is by reading great books.

rongopoOP3y ago

I agree, I think is a great tool, just the user should not abuse it.

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