tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post613052873396468635..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: This post is redolent of...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-13382196097150271612012-11-09T08:58:59.958-05:002012-11-09T08:58:59.958-05:00Agree completely. The goal of any writer is to imm...Agree completely. The goal of any writer is to immerse the reader in his or her world. Every trip to the dictionary takes the reader out of that world. No word should be chosen if the meaning cannot at least be inferred from its context, with the rare exception of those used for effect, such as to show a character likes to flaunt his vocabulary.<br /><br />Of course, different authors have different intended audiences. Thomas Pynchon can get away with things Snooki shouldn't even try.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com