WORDS
WITH DEEP MEANINGS
The most important thing to learn is
that the same word may have different meanings in different contexts.
Dictionaries
define “word “ as a single unit of language which means something and can be
spoken or written.
Some
body rightly said:
A
careless word may kindle strife.
A
cruel word may wreck a life.
A
bitter word may hate instill;
A
brutal word may smite and kill,
A
gracious word may smooth the way;
A
joyous word may light the day.
A
timely word may lessen stress;
A
loving word may heal and bless.
Another
piece of great advice is: Never fear
big, long words. Big, long words name little things. All big things have little
names such as life and death, peace and war, or dawn, day, night, hope, love,
home.
Always
try to use little words in a big way. It is hard to do, but they say what you
mean. When you don’t know what they mean, use big words.
Note
that there is a great difference between the right word and one that is similar
but all wrong. For instance, you can call a woman a kitten, but not a cat; a
mouse, but not a rat; a chicken, but not a hen; a duck, but not a goose; a
vision, but not a sight.
According
to the French journalist Emile De
Girardin (1802-1881) the power of words is immense. A well-chosen word has
often sufficed to stop a flying army, to change defeat into victory, and to
save an empire.
Finally,
this is what the American writer and humorist Mark Twain (1835-1910) said: The difference
between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter ---‘tis
the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning”.
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G.R.Kanwal
16 November 2025.
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