Word Choice or Choice Words

Choose your words wisely.

English is a funny language. English teachers talk about word choice. They say that word choice matters. If you choose one word, you sound funny. If you choose another word that means the same thing (a synonym), you sound serious. If you choose still another word (again a synonym), you sound like some computer who is trying to imitate you. (Oops. Sorry about that. I was just worrying that ChatGPT might replace me. Which is a completely different story. One I ...