I Have a Big Vocabulary I'm Not Afraid to Use!

Continuing the semi-literate younger generations rant: I despair at the lack of literal literary education. My speech and writings, especially fiction, are liberally laden with allusions to Bible verses and many Great Books of the First World, or western Europe and English America. I generously sprinkle on some Italian, French, and Latin words and phrases. This is not because I think it makes me appear erudite or sophisticated. The reasons are that anything sounds better in French (I'm frankly a Francophile), and sometimes a French or latin phrase is le mot juste or summun bonum (the precisely right terminology). I picked up the Italian from studying music. I'm not above linguistic puns, either!

I'm thinking of running a contest like "Who can find the most ... " in my posts. Email suggestions for prizes.

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