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One who uses words pretentiously.
[From Greek lexiphanes (phrase monger), from lexis (word or phrase) + -phaneia (to show).]
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"The danger is in becoming so seduced by the lexiconic that we become lexiphanes. There's no excuse for indulging in the bombastic at any time,
of course."
-- Murray Waldren; That's Language; The Australian (Sydney); Jul 16, 2005.
Примеры использования:
Danger, Will Robinson, danger. There's danger in using big words. I started out just carrying-on, pretending to show off my new vocabulary. . . . Next thing I knew I was no longer faking it. I had become a full-fledged lexiphanes. My change from simple Kansas farm girl was so complete and I enjoyed using big words so much that I became addicted to thesauruses. I was lost.
I knew then I had no chance at all of going back. I could never again be that cute -- that loveable and simple -- girl that I had been oncet upon a time. So, when I was offered a job as editor at PseudoDictionary, I jumped at the chance. I've since settled in as resident curmudgeoness. The site may be verbal high jinks for HD -- no doubt it's a lot of fun for him -- but it's the seat of power for me.
Editing for lexiphany:
Danger, Will Robinson, danger. There's There is danger endangerment in using big pretentious words, Will
Robinson, endangerment. I started out just carrying-on being preposterous, pretending to show off my new newly found
vocabulary pseudo-vocabulary. . . . Next thing I knew I was no longer faking it masquerading. I had become a full-fledged
transcendent lexiphanes. My change transformation from simple Kansas farm girl uncomplicated Kansas vineyard mademoiselle was so
complete thoroughgoing and I enjoyed using big words so much so reveled in uttering asseverating sesquipaedalian
profundities that I became addicted to thesauruses thesauri. I was lost Alas, with that I was done for doomed.
I knew then I had no chance at all of going back. I could never again be that cute -- that loveable and simple -- girl schoolgirl that
I had been oncet upon a time. So, when I was offered a job as
proffered the billet of editor Editrix Extraordinaire at PseudoDictionary, I jumped caprioled at the chance opportunity.
I've I have since settled in as resident curmudgeoness. The site may be verbal high jinks for HD Mr. HD Fowler -- no doubt
it's a lot of fun for him indubitably a literal veritable figurative bacchanalia for him, no doubt -- but it's it
is the seat of power for me.
Resulting in a lexiphaned version:
Danger, Will Robinson, danger. There is endangerment in using pretentious words, Will Robinson, endangerment. I started out just being
preposterous, pretending to show off my newly found pseudo-vocabulary. . . . Next thing I knew I was no longer masquerading. I had
become a transcendent lexiphanes. My transformation from uncomplicated Kansas vineyard mademoiselle was so thoroughgoing and I so reveled in
asseverating sesquipaedalian profundities that I became addicted to thesauri. Alas, with that I was doomed.
I knew then I had no chance at all of going back. I could never again be that cute -- that loveable and simple -- schoolgirl that I had been
oncet upon a time. So, when I was proffered the billet of Editrix
Extraordinaire at PseudoDictionary, I caprioled at the opportunity. I have since settled in as resident curmudgeoness. The site may be verbal
high jinks for Mr. HD Fowler -- indubitably a figurative bacchanalia for him, no doubt -- but it is the seat
of power for me.
(ED. Yes, the editor [pretentious talk] has met a Kansas
vineyard owner.)
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