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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
At a certain point, what people mean when they use a word becomes its meaning.
When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary.
Writers who hedge their use of unfamiliar, infrequent, or informal words with 'I know that's not a real word,' hoping to distance themselves from criticism, run the risk of creating doubt where perhaps none would have naturally arisen.
Whenever I use an uncommon word, I try to indicate its meaning within the text.
I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.
If you have a big enough dictionary, just about everything is a word.
I used to like the word of the day and when I read, highlight words that I didn't know and look them up.
I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are very powerful and they convey an intention.
I coined a word the other day, but I forgot what it was. It was a good one, it came to me in a dream.
My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word.