It's Only Words...

An acquaintance allegedly once said to another of my acquaintances: ���You know how Kevin writes. And why does he use all those unfamiliar words?���

It���s a fair question. I suspect friends and family members of most committed writers get remarks like that raised in their wake. The answer is easy. The only widely effective way to learn a broader vocabulary is to read, to come across new words and tumble them around in their contextual lottery bins, anxiously waiting to see what drops out. This is