Mary Wood Cornog

“Studies have shown that the only way a new word will remain alive in your vocabulary is if it's regularly reinforced through use and through reading. Learn the word here and look and listen for it elsewhere; you'll probably find yourself running into it frequently, just as when you've bought a new car you soon realize how many other people own the same model.”
― Mary Wood Cornog, Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder, Kindle Edition

“Many students think that adding unnecessary sentences with long words will make their writing more impressive. But in fact almost every reader values concision, since concise writing is usually easier to read, better thought out, and better organized—that is, simply better writing.”
― Mary Wood Cornog, Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder, Kindle Edition