On Training a Word

Until you're comfortable with it, it may fight you, refusing to roll off your tongue, threatening to slap you with a mispronunciation suit if you trot it out too soon. Parade it carefully, call its name softly, or it may turn sideways to reveal itself narrower than you thought, or stand up and dwarf you, or lie down and snooze when you want it to perform.

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