If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing

If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing.

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight

The theory on my part is to read; reading is the answer. Read anything that you can get your hands on. I would try to make sure that the author has something to say. Take a wide selection of authors: old, new, prose, poets, novels, epics, and all that stuff. ..Think about it and find something to talk about.

Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term, perhaps one with a nuance that flatters my readership's exquisite sensitivity.