Took Me A While To Get To

Sometimes I Know The Meaning Of A Word But Am Tired Of It And Feel The Need For An Unfamiliar, Especially Precise Or Poetic Term, Perhaps One With A Nuance That Flatters My Readership's Exquisite Sensitivity.

The Republicans Do Not Look On The Democrats As The Evil Empire.

Do Not Be Taken In By 'insiderisms.' Fledgling Columnists, Eager To Impress Readers With Their Grasp Of Journalistic Jargon, Are Drawn To Such Arcane Spellings As 'lede.' Where They Lede, Do Not Follow.

Adapt Your Style, If You Wish, To Admit The Color Of Slang Or Freshness Of Neologism, But Hang Tough On Clarity, Precision, Structure, Grace.

Have A Definite Opinion.