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What should you keep in mind when using a dictionary or thesaurus?

a
Your goal as a writer is to communicate clearly and effectively with your audience, not impress them with your vocabulary.

b
If you are using words that you do not know well, there is a danger you will use them incorrectly.

c
Malaprops make your reader question your credibility.

d
All of the above.

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D, all of the above; they are all correct.
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