... English words are small ones. And those small words which occur most often in our speech, reading, and writing—are relatively few in number. Just ten words account for 25 percent of all the words ... have only one sylla-ble. Fifty words account for 50 percent of all the words in our speech, and they, too, all have only one syllable. Two of the top six words we use in speech and writ-ing ... less than appealing needs. —Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul The words that really matter in the English language are the little words, and the shorter the word the greater its significance, it...