The Weight of the Word
Posted On Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 By textonscreen
In my other professional life, I write content and rules for games. Board games, mostly – social party games 
involving cards, questions, and friendly competition. I learned through having this kind of job that e very word is important. Words for cards, questions and rules must be chosen carefully in order to be clear about how to play the game, and the meaning of each question. I really notice when I come across a game with poorly written rules or cards.
When I was in graduate school, I used to take Biblical text study courses. Studying Torah (Bible) is another very detailed word-based discipline. Every word is thought to be significant, and we would often debate why one word may have been chosen over another, and read about what the great Rabbinic commentators’ thoughts were about these choices. Detailed text study gave me a profound respect for the process of choosing words carefully. More here
