(Ye gods, the prose! The prose! Would it not be a good thing to ritually slaughter one or two of the worst-writing academics each year?)
ONLY one or two! How about 5%!
"Ye gods, the prose! The prose! Would it not be a good thing to ritually slaughter one or two of the worst-writing academics each year?"
I could not have said it better. Why use a ten word sentence when thirty words are better? Larger words always clarify meaning! Why use common terms when stuffy ones are clearly better?
Perhaps a Neanderthal or two should have been saved to hunt down the miscreant academics whose prose certainly kills.