tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post1537762419194274917..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: Twenty-seven dictionariesJim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-35591884660063523672009-08-31T11:22:26.603+01:002009-08-31T11:22:26.603+01:00Zenartnothing, what are you havering about?<b>Zenartnothing</b>, what <i>are</i> you <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061015042842AAXNMcH" rel="nofollow">havering</a> about?<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-70322687541902630072009-08-31T10:51:07.155+01:002009-08-31T10:51:07.155+01:00Statistically analogous to the periodic redundant ...Statistically analogous to the periodic redundant commission of logorrhea, comprehension is contraindicated. However, experiential musing deriving from an authoritarian has served to illuminate a loci of axiomatic wisdom, thus the commensurate etude is made manifest.zenartnothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642425681298812759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-17370198490862743692009-08-28T14:39:47.753+01:002009-08-28T14:39:47.753+01:00There are times, zenartnothing, when the fun comes...There are times, <b>zenartnothing</b>, when the fun comes from finding just the right word, e.g. in my first novel I use the expression "jactitating bosom" and I know that 99% of my readers won't know what "jactitating" means but they'll all get the idea <i>plus</i> it contains the word "tit" adding to the humour.<br /><br />Too many big words confuse but the occasional use of the right one can really hit the nail on the head.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-53800056881625615722009-08-27T07:50:51.963+01:002009-08-27T07:50:51.963+01:00In this and another blog you mention how easy it i...In this and another blog you mention how easy it is to neglect the printed resources for the ease of looking words and phrases up online. Then there's the aspect of just who are you going to impress with those high-dollar words? In fact, we are more apt to find a simpler, easy to spell alternative. If we risk stepping outside of common vernacular we may lose the reader's understanding. I too am fascinated with words and am jealous of your resources, even if they are more useful as entertainment for ourselves rather than being erudite. It would be nice if we were all more inclined to explore meanings and origins. I recently looked up "manifest" and discovered that in many cases I was misusing it.zenartnothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642425681298812759noreply@blogger.com