Reminds me of this supposed exchange between William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway. “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dict

Reminds me of this supposed exchange between William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway. “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” –William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" —Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner) >>Excellence in the grammar is also irrelevant. It took me a long time to grasp the fact that there are very many intelligent and skilled people who have dismal grammar and spelling skills. It still troubles my mind when I encounter examples of it.