19.8.10

Eloquence Has No Room For Fads

Why do you try and pamper literature and end up leaving it with nothing but dead beat lines and out-of-context referencing?


I'm talking about a difference between writing with flow as opposed to random fill in words that don't necessarily need to be used.  So why must you always try and write with 'eloquence' when you can't even articulate spoken word properly.
It's easy to sit and write and have that extra time to ponder about what your writing. Time enough to check a thesaurus and find the biggest synonym possible, even though a synonym doesn't always have the correct definition your looking for.

Yes it's all good that you might be trying to expand your vocabulary or trying to sound like you have something worth saying. Don't have a cry yet. You just want to be smart. Who doesn't? Just take a second to think about what your writing and the audience your presenting it to. Don't mind what I say. At least your writing looks plump and juicy, though when anyone bites into it all they're gonna get is grainy, seed infested material. No one forgets a bad feed.

You don't have to be grandiose when you write. There is nothing shameful about choosing the simple small word. At least then you know what your talking about and there isn't room for someone to argue that your use of the English language is appalling.

Enjoyment does come out of making a passage of writing seem intelligent I must admit but, if your not clearly getting your point across then your wasting everyone's time. Intelligence is not a fad. If your trying to catch up and think big words are the answer then you've already proven an idiots presence.

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