tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193910359201416007.post9097193078486138046..comments2023-09-23T09:41:59.656-06:00Comments on V-Formation: Word-yNancy Campbell Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913848272555361205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193910359201416007.post-5431236135969080522011-03-22T07:55:31.814-06:002011-03-22T07:55:31.814-06:00Thanks for the advice, Jennie. I'm currently r...Thanks for the advice, Jennie. I'm currently revising bits and pieces of this manuscript, and while I'm at it, I'm keeping my eyes peeled for uncommon words. I may leave a couple of them in there for fun, but I agree, the simpler, the better.Cheri J. Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956409422368334793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193910359201416007.post-30188709245511664772011-03-21T20:10:13.371-06:002011-03-21T20:10:13.371-06:00Go with the vocabulary your characters would use. ...Go with the vocabulary your characters would use. And I don't see anything difficult about either of those words since "funeral cortege" is commonly used and as your son said, anyone can figure out tortuous. I sometimes have to change a word because I use a formal term when a less formal one would fit better. As a reporter I was taught to never use a dollar word when a two bit one would do, but sometimes I forget.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623353613539928215noreply@blogger.com