“People say jargon is a bad thing, but it's really a shortcut vocabular...” — Erin McKean Quote

“People say jargon is a bad thing, but it's really a shortcut vocabulary professionals use to understand one another.”

“By the time the traditionally male lexicographers become interested in looking at fashion words, their origins are lost in the mists of time.”

“We've been using 'rejuvenate,' meaning to restore youth, to make young again, as a verb for at least 200 years.”

“Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.”

“I never get recognised. I must have one of those forgettable faces, ha! And that's not a bad thing.”

“When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.”