simplicity and sincerity.

11:11 PM

i used to be envious of people who could write essays or blog entries using big words.
and by saying 'big' words, im referring to those that you have to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to look up. i used to think their entries looked more convincing and profound.. superior to mine in many ways.

by comparison, my entries seem so childish. i look like a emo airhead. (refer to my emo-style entries: short, incomplete sentences with no big words)
but i slowly came to realise that using big words ain't everything. in fact, now i get a bit turned off by people who flaunt their 'rich vocabulary' while writing.

i remember my classmate in sec 4. well, okay he's really good at english literature but his style of writing is a bit convoluted? lots of big words of course. he used to get marked down for english essays. narratives, especially. too many big words and exaggerated descriptives.

i came to realise that your vocabulary isnt all that matters when it comes to writing. it's the amount of thinking you put into it and the sincerity you are able to put across to your reader.

when was the last time you used a big word while talking or writing, yet was dumbfounded when questioned what that word meant? i just experienced it yesterday. it's the kind of word that you cant explain using words, but you know how to use it. it's strange, isn't it?
that we have taken for granted that the word can express that idea, yet we are not sure how to define it.

it's the simple words that convey the most primitive and true feelings.
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