Blurbosphere

A lexicon of blurb words is what William Safire offered earlier this month in his "On Language" Blurbosphere column in the NY Times. Some of the "Language Snobs" words he cited as overhype include:
meticulously researched = dull
long-awaited = writer had a dry spell
acclaimed = received at least one good review
All this hyperbole developed from "desperate copywriters", Safire contends, and now "we have a language that treats lesser-known authors like stars shooting toward the firmament of literary fame." I wonder if it's related to the too many books, too little time phenomenon?

[Tectag: English,words, books, reviews]

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