When I have the choice of a hundred other words with which I could express myself, why would I want to use words that sound bombastic but mean anything but what I am trying to express??

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2 responses to “When I have the choice of a hundred other words with which I could express myself, why would I want to use words that sound bombastic but mean anything but what I am trying to express??”

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   2023-07-12

   mallikasubash

   Hi D, please may I know why you have shared my post ‘Oops’ on your page? -Mallika Subash.

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      2023-07-12

      New Media Works

      I replied to Mallika @ her blog — here’s a copy:

      Hi Mallika 🙂

      I quoted your post — and WordPress normally creates a “pingback” link (I think that’s what it’s called) when one blog post cites another blog post.

      I appreciate what you wrote, and that’s why I quoted it.

      Language is a fascinating phenomenon — and dictionaries do play an important role. Note, however, that usually people who work with languages (like myself 😉 ), consider dectionaries to be *descriptive* rather than *presecriptive* — which means they attempt to describe the natural language that exists in the natural world; in other words, they do *not* prescribe what is or isn’t language.

      Thank you for your excellent writing!

      As a little “nitpicking” tip, note that “Oxford English Dictionary” is the full title of the dictionary you referenced (so “Dictionary” ought to be capitalized also 😉 ).

      🙂 Norbert

      Oops !!!

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