I had to share this! As Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” In this case, it’s the difference between a home run and a strike…
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Well observed! It took me a moment to notice.
Haha!! Thanks for the giggle. And that Mark Twain quote is one of my favorites.
You’re welcome! IMHO, most of what Mark Twain wrote or said is quotable – we could write books about what he… oh, wait, he already did that. 😉