On this the day after the birth and death of the Bard of Avon himself, William Shakespeare, I thought I (on behalf of 2WC) could take yet another moment to acknowledge and honor the English language.
In the past we’ve obstrigillated it’s demise, searched for the right words, rotfl‘d at the overuse of acronyms, and chosen words before emoticons. Needless to say, 2WC has an incendiary past with the modern English tongue.
However, today I’ll provide some accommodation, try not to proselytize (or be grammatically sanctimonious), and merely salute the vernacular for all that it is.
If you’ve learned nothing else about Shakespeare, you’ve probably learned that word choice is everything. When sharing your thoughts, in verse, prose, print, or proclamation, the words you choose say a lot about you, whether you are cognizant of it or not.
In the case of the Bard you may not understand it or like it, but the man knew how to choose his words, or if all else failed invent one. On this the day after the most auspicious day of his birth/death, 2WC and myself, applaud his far-reaching and unrestricted vocabulary and all those who continue to value vocabulary and the entirety of its promise.
I, 2WC, and the publishers of dictionaries and thesauruses thank you.
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“A Point of View: In Defence of Obscure Words”: BBC
…bi-daily smile…