Tantrums

Townhall.com ^ | 02/16/06 | Emmett Tyrrell

[sauropod]

Tantrums thrown by women can be very persuasive.

Or just plain irritating. I'm waiting for my favorite Fat Bottomed Girl to throw another one. I'm stocking up on ashtrays.

[r9etb]

Walk away from the thesaurus....slowly.

Aw, c'mon ... Emmett's been writing like that forever. I think it's pretty funny, actually. ;-)

[Taliesan]

He might just have a large vocabulary.

[MineralMan]

He might. I have a rather brobdignagian vocabulary myself. I use most of it rarely, though. Showing off is not particularly convincing when you're arguing a point.

[Frank_2001]

LOL!;)

[MineralMan]

Left out an "n"

brobdignagian should be brobdingnagian.

Even we super-genii make typos, I guess. [grin]

[Taliesan]

Your point is true, but circular, because you assume your own conclusion. You haven't demonstrated he's "showing off", only that he uses big words. Your observation is data; the motive must be argued. It remains unargued.

To prove, or even suggest, motive you would have to show that those words are:

1. unusual in the circle he frequents, and therefore terms he has to reach for instead of finding them natural

2. have no demonstrable power for the audience he's addressing.

I suspect you can't speak for either his circle or his audience, and so must confine your criticism to his prose style alone, and not his purpose in choosing certain words over others.

The distinction is crucial. Especially for someone who usually bends over backwards to be fair in argument.

[MineralMan]

Uh, I'm just making a joke, you see. It started with my first post, then continued when other comments were made.

You may notice the LOLs posted by others, who understand that I'm making a joke.

Perhaps I will adopt a little pseudo-HTML tag, like [humor] to make sure everyone understands.

[rfreedom4u]

How long will it be before such scenes erupt in the streets and squares of America?

Just remember this. Lots of Americans have guns and are not too afraid to protect their property.

[Question_Assumptions]

In recalling his dedication of a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. back in 1974, Carter was also careful not to mention that early in his political career he had courted the Georgia Ku Klux Klan.

Just when I thought my opinion of the worst president of the 20th century couldn't get any lower...

[537cant be wrong]

eschew sesquapidalians!

i call it using a quarter word on a nickle mind! :)