Jeffrey
Jeffrey asked Glynnis Campbell:

I ONCE READ THE FOLLOWING QUOTE THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO MARK TWAIN: "THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT WORD AND NEARLY THE RIGHT WORD IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIGHTNING AND THE LIGHTNING BUG." WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS QUOTE?

Glynnis Campbell I love this quote! I'm a big fan of the thesaurus as I'm writing, and sometimes substituting one word can evoke a whole different set of emotions. I also find it's true with translation. I would never use an AI or machine translation. It's important to find a translator with an excellent understanding of the English language and all its idioms.

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