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That’s my word of the day. Sesquipedalism. It’s an old favorite. It means…the unnecessary use of long words. ... Speaking of words, here what I’ve been ... Watching (This movie was hilarious, in the usual “life is humdrum/profound” Jim Jarmusch way. It’s a series of vignettes, all of which involve people...
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I have this dream where I come one day to the hub of the interweb and find a prophesied Arcardia: a place where people are polite unless provoked; an erudite landscape littered with divans on which fit bohemians lounge, waiting for the salon's always rousing evening debate. ... name: Sesquipedalism...
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Oh yes, sesquipedalism is the use of long words. I have seen too many of them here on MySpace and in real life. As if using big words means you are an Einstein. So anyway, I came up with a way to poke fun at the subject.
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poetry and whatnot: intellectualism in sesquipedal ... ; On Leda and the Swan; Leda: introduction i. This is how she, below you below it, parades on each heat-crippled field dappled not in shadow, but in sun: ... You are viewing the community sesquipedalism; Log in Create a LiveJournal Account Learn more...
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Sesquipedalism; Focus on the depth that was never there. Master ad Vitam; Joined: 05 Apr 2005; Posts: 1697.01; Location: Rochester, NY ... They're both frequently banned books in elementary, middle and high schools across America. The banning is usually done by a heavily religious, generally evangelical,
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the practice of using very long words. Also sesquipedalism, sesquipedality. — sesquipedal, sesquipedalian, adj. ... ; How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
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