Now we've come to the place we're going to need a definition of a "fifty cent word". Is that a word that's between a "no brainer" and a "high dollar word"? I don't think any word that is fitting and descriptive for the content of any piece of writing should be judged to its' dollar value. I mean it's just like I got harassed all over the place for using some high school english word in a lyric but then we turn to "THis Kiss" and it's words are definitely more than "no brainers" esp. at the beginning. And I don't even like the song, just happen to use it to argue the point that unusual descriptive words shouldn't be forbidden in lyrical writing...though the instance it's used in should pretty well define it for the listener. But of course, JMHOP, as always.

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