semantics quotes and sayings
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is really a large matter - it's the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning."
Mark Twain
"A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or a newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt."
Mark Twain
"It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety."
Isaac Asimov
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