word.
my husband and i play scrabble often. he is famous for a multitude of two, three, and four- letter words. my words are always much longer. our daughters and my husband originally assumed i'd always win. but it's amazing what he could do with those tiny words. he remains the champ. in my writing, if i have a word that's close to what i need, but i know it's not the one i want, i stick it in anyway and highlight it with yellow. then after i finish writing what's in my head (before i forget) i come back to that yellow spot again and again, trading the word for 