Munch, munch
… Mmmmm, words that taste good …
Words
are to our soul, like food to our body. Without words to express our thoughts,
to ourselves and to others, we would starve for expression.
So
… let’s go progging!
PROG (präg) vi.: to prowl about, as in search of
food or plunder; forage; n. – food
obtained as by progging. [WW #51]
Foraging
for food in your local market and progging
around for words in your thesaurus can result in much the same euphoria. Nothing is better than knowing
the “taste” you want to experience and finding it!
A bland
white sauce simply won’t do when your taste buds are screaming seasoned clam sauce. Nor will a nondescript, “It was my pleasure,” do when your
heart knows, it was your honor.
When
writing something of importance – a response to a prospective client, or just
the right words to a sad friend – it can be a struggle to find the one word
with the meaning that is in your heart.
Satisfaction
is when I start with an “ok” word, and prog
around in the thesaurus to locate the perfect
word!
All
right, I admit, I also often utilize Microsoft Word’s “Synonyms” feature.
Sometimes lacking, I go from there to thumbing through the dictionary and
review the official meaning to consider their descriptive words and phrases for
additional connotation.
Whatever
works for you. Don’t settle for less than what you want to say – from your heart. Only those words have true meaning.
Word of the Week: PROG. Can you fit it into your next writing?
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