FAO: Bigfeller.

I suppose pretentious is rather harsh. What I mean is that you tend to write in an overly flowerly manner.

There's too many flourishes to my taste, which distract from the point as you're too busy trying to decipher the linguistic contortions. I'm not suggesting that you need to write in an overly concise manner, just that your flourishes should be used to emphasise rather than distract.

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on March 1st 2007 at 10:10:52

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FAO: Bigfeller. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Mar 1, 10:10:52
- That's all fair enough - and I've seen thesmallchap's response below too... (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Mar 1, 10:21:20
  - "use adjectives and adverbs sparingly" - absolute bollocks (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 1, 10:33:13
  - Me or smallchap? (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Mar 1, 10:25:51
    - Smallchap - sorry... (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Mar 1, 10:29:51
- Question (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 1, 10:11:49
  - She is. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Mar 1, 10:14:41
    - Oi! Dukey! (of Yorkey) (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Mar 1, 10:18:29
      - Ah, thought you meant "except I went mental"! (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 1, 11:04:46
    - Had her picture in the paper yesterday (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 1, 10:16:28

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