Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 59 (9164 total)
2 online now:
Newest Member: ChatGPT
Post Volume: Total: 916,925 Year: 4,182/9,624 Month: 1,053/974 Week: 12/368 Day: 12/11 Hour: 1/2


EvC Forum ⇒ Side Orders ⇒ Coffee House ⇒

Annoyances

Thread ▼ Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Annoyances
robinrohan
Inactive Member

Normal Thread Display
Message 28 of 93 (230715)
08-07-2005 3:15 PM 		Reply to: Message 27 by Faith
08-07-2005 2:27 PM

Re: Apostrophes and Caramels
spelling "a lot" as "alot."
This message is a reply to:
 Message 27 by Faith, posted 08-07-2005 2:27 PM Faith has replied
Replies to this message:
 Message 29 by Faith, posted 08-07-2005 3:19 PM robinrohan has replied
  
robinrohan
Inactive Member

Normal Thread Display
Message 30 of 93 (230719)
08-07-2005 3:27 PM 		Reply to: Message 29 by Faith
08-07-2005 3:19 PM

Re: Apostrophes and Caramels
yes. But what I really dislike is overblown prose: Using a lot of exotic words in an attempt to impress. And usually what is said is not a precise thought at all. It is possible to express any idea, no matter how complicated, in a clear manner.
​
This message has been edited by robinrohan, 08-07-2005 03:47 PM
This message is a reply to:
 Message 29 by Faith, posted 08-07-2005 3:19 PM Faith has not replied
Replies to this message:
 Message 50 by nator, posted 08-08-2005 4:23 PM robinrohan has replied
  
robinrohan
Inactive Member

Normal Thread Display
Message 37 of 93 (230777)
08-07-2005 7:45 PM 		Reply to: Message 36 by kjsimons
08-07-2005 4:47 PM

That was George Bernard Shaw.
This message is a reply to:
 Message 36 by kjsimons, posted 08-07-2005 4:47 PM kjsimons has replied
Replies to this message:
 Message 38 by kjsimons, posted 08-07-2005 7:50 PM robinrohan has not replied
  
robinrohan
Inactive Member

Normal Thread Display
Message 55 of 93 (231102)
08-08-2005 4:31 PM 		Reply to: Message 50 by nator
08-08-2005 4:23 PM

Re: Apostrophes and Caramels
Stay far way from literary criticism, or really any kind of advanced humanities.
​
Philosophy especially.
​
Yeah, I know.
This message is a reply to:
 Message 50 by nator, posted 08-08-2005 4:23 PM nator has not replied
  
robinrohan
Inactive Member

Normal Thread Display
Message 70 of 93 (231232)
08-09-2005 5:40 AM 		Reply to: Message 69 by CK
08-09-2005 5:12 AM

Charles
How do you pronounce "Worcester"?
This message is a reply to:
 Message 69 by CK, posted 08-09-2005 5:12 AM CK has not replied
Replies to this message:
 Message 82 by Modulous, posted 08-09-2005 8:48 AM robinrohan has not replied
  
robinrohan
Inactive Member

Normal Thread Display
Message 73 of 93 (231241)
08-09-2005 7:00 AM 		Reply to: Message 67 by Thor
08-09-2005 12:26 AM

I wholeheartedly and emphatically concur with your succinct summation of this particular phenomenon. It is exceptionally unfortunate when superfluous verbosity is incorporated into a person’s conversational and/or literary repertoire, for no discernible purpose other than the maintenance of a faade of intellectual credibility.
​
Query: Does this elitizing of vocabularization promulgate, mitigate, or instigate socio-professional advancement?
This message is a reply to:
 Message 67 by Thor, posted 08-09-2005 12:26 AM Thor has not replied
  
Date format: mm-dd-yyyy
Timezone: ET (US)
  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024