Most words pack two meanings which, taken together, do the writer's work. When done carefully, consistently, and well, the writer strongly influences his reader's disposition too. You get the picture. Each a specific, but different, nuance. Words matter , for word choices direct not only the reader's attention, but sway as well his disposition.
Lawyers know such distinctions.
But most writers are less careful about connotations. They sooner focus on the sounds, alliterations and cadences. While important, these are less matters of substance, than of form and, as such, less critical. No, words matter. Click here to return to the Borlase Legal Research Guides list.