Necessary to be a great writer?

[nspeds]

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There is no requirement that a person only use the primary definition of a word. While the tertiary definition is uncommon, that does not make it inappropriate.

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<p>That misses the point of my initial argument.</p>

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As a poet-type, I personally prefer people to use words outside of their normal setting. One could read “reticent” to mean shy, in the sense of ‘shying away from’ the activity in question.

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<p>I prefer precision.</p>