tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post6065386466914438576..comments2024-02-14T18:14:24.187-08:00Comments on 20011: Plain Prose, or NotGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-9005140224222257632016-10-19T03:01:47.337-07:002016-10-19T03:01:47.337-07:00When I read the English writer Will Self my instan...When I read the English writer Will Self my instant reaction when he uses little known vocabulary is irritation. But then I realise that these words do exist within the language and therefore I suppose they really ought to be used. It is strange though how there is a core of words known by all and then a vast number that are kept on high shelves for special occasions - usually, in my experience, those with their roots in Latin or Greekzmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-31574240988415874622016-10-16T16:26:41.173-07:002016-10-16T16:26:41.173-07:00The decline in religious practice probably has som...The decline in religious practice probably has something to do with this. Protestants of various congregations grew up listening to the Authorized Version of the Bible, and if Anglican to the Book of Common Prayer. The translation of the Bible used by Catholics was a good deal flatter, but the Catholic liturgy, catechisms, and prayers had a good deal of technical, commonly Latinate vocabulary.<br />Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-23888868674894322342016-10-16T12:12:02.848-07:002016-10-16T12:12:02.848-07:00Unfortunately, I believe there is now a much large...Unfortunately, I believe there is now a much larger gap between the natural vocabulary of the sort of writer who grew up loving words and the vocabulary of the average reader (and the situation of readers has changed, too, of course.) Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-73574998737557687702016-10-13T17:32:05.006-07:002016-10-13T17:32:05.006-07:00Your examples look like plain prose to me but that...Your examples look like plain prose to me but that could be because I am a very old cormorant/ostrich. Remember,we had no television in our formative years and viewing (not reading) is now the norm.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151809358239030532noreply@blogger.com