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   C. E. Gee to William Vetter   
   Re: Would you use these words in a ms.?   
   16 May 15 08:19:01   
   
   From: thelastearthman@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 7:28:36 AM UTC-7, William Vetter wrote:   
   > aileuromorphic   
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   > vibrissae   
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   > metapodia   
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   > calcaneus   
      
   I've had too many stories rejected because of some first (slush) reader or an   
   editor not being familiar technical or scientific words.   
      
   And if professionals in the publishing world don't know a word, you can bet   
   they're thinking the average reader won't know it either.   
      
   I try to stay away from such words.   
      
   NAMASTE   
      
   C.E. Gee   aka Chuck   
      
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