"Don't mistake vivacity for wit, thare iz about az much difference az thare iz between lightning and a lightning bug."
— Lightning

January 1, 1970

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Comparable to : The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning. — Mark Twain, in a letter of 15 October 1888, as quoted The Art of Authorship: Literary Reminiscences, Methods of Work, and Advice to Young Beginners (1890) by George Bainton