http://www.dailywritingtips.com/crucial-vital-essential/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/crucial-vital-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-85000 Does the word 'important' mean the same as "crucial"? Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:56:46 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/crucial-vital-essential/#comment-85000 I would like a clear distinction between the words: important and crucial as well as words that could be used in place of the word - imporant I would like a clear distinction between the words: important and crucial as well as words that could be used in place of the word – imporant

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/crucial-vital-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-4906 Matthew K. Tabor Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:33:59 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/crucial-vital-essential/#comment-4906 Great comparison - I really enjoy looking at the finer usage of these words. I'm reminded of Twain's essay about Cooper in which he reminds writers always to use exactly the right word, "not its second cousin." Great comparison – I really enjoy looking at the finer usage of these words. I’m reminded of Twain’s essay about Cooper in which he reminds writers always to use exactly the right word, “not its second cousin.”

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