Necessary to be a great writer?

ariesathena
Tue, 16 May 2006 20:27:15 +0000

Guys, guys, calm down here. No need to get into a catfight.

As for “proper” use of language - when reasonable people have different, but still very valid, methods of using language, I see no need to pretend that one method is inherently superiour to the other and that the other method is incorrect.

Personally, I love the fact that our words have so many different meanings. Maybe it’s because I’m really geeky about ancient languages and love the way that words have secondary and tertiary meanings, many of which come from evolving usages. (Shrugs.)

If you want precision, study math. For that matter, run far away from law. ;)