\t\t\t\tAltiloquent?<\/p>\n
Me<\/em>?<\/p>\n Surely you jest!<\/p>\n I merely marvel at the lilt of language, the superlative subtleties of speech, the phonological possibilities present in every crisp, untrodden page that lies like an open road before me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Okay, I may be prone to pontificating about the grandeur of garrulousness, especially when it’s gussied up with frilly frivolities. Ah, the ambience of adjectives, the succor of a superb simile, the \u2026<\/p>\n I’m doing it, aren’t I?<\/p>\n Altiloquent<\/em>, you say.<\/p>\n Hmmm \u2026<\/p>\n It could be you’re right.<\/p>\n But who doesn’t love a great word?<\/p>\n And who among word lovers can limit their love to just one?<\/p>\n Alas \u2026<\/p>\n From now until the end of this entry, I will restrict myself to\u00a0touting the term altiloquent.<\/p>\n Focus<\/em>.<\/p>\n It’s all business now, baby.<\/p>\n Al\u00b7til\u00b7o\u00b7quent:<\/p>\n An archaic adjective meaning “high-flown or pretentious” language.<\/p>\n In a word, highfalutin<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rhymes with \u2026 ?<\/p>\n Magniloquent<\/a>!<\/p>\n Oops, I said I wouldn’t stray.<\/p>\n Yep.<\/p>\n Guilty as charged.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Altiloquent? Me? Surely you jest! I merely marvel at the lilt of language, the superlative subtleties of speech, the phonological possibilities present in every crisp, untrodden page that lies like an open road before me. Continue reading