The writer hasn't been born who doesn't yearn now and then foran offbeat word. Day after day we write the same stuff, and then aday comes when 52 autos pile up in a fog in Green Bay, Wis. Theincident produced a graphic photo. The picture editor in Seattlewrote a cutline: "At least three people died in the melee."
Ah, but "melee" wasn't the word the writer wanted. It wasclose, for a melee can mean "a confused and tumultuous mingling, asof a crowd," but a melee in ordinary usage is a free-for-all,hand-to-hand fight.
I wouldn't ever discourage a writer from reaching out for theunusual word, but let us make sure that our reach does not exceed ourgrasp. Before you …
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