Desroko on 13 January 2010
Another way of saying "semantics" is "Using the right word for the right thing, instead of a word that kind of almost means sort of the same thing."
The reason why actual writers don't have dictionary.com is bookmarked is because actual writers are aware that words that have somewhat similar meanings may have very different connotations. Ask a painter living in a Brooklyn loft, selling her works to galleries, if she considers herself an "artisan." If she's like any of the painters I've known, she'll slap you in the face. Now ask the weaver working in the factory churning out rugs by the yard whether she is an "artist." She'll laugh at you.
Artist : Artisan :: Critic : Reviewer
