Gordon Nelson
More ‘English Spoken Here’ . . .
by Gordon Nelson on 7 July 2009
From a New York Times account of the Michael Jackson memorial:
She recalled a giggling fit they shared in Elizabeth Taylor’s bedroom, a friend to both of them.
Which confirms that Elizabeth Taylor had a friendly bedroom.
(Years ago, when editing was a fine art, the Times on a regular basis published examples of its best and worst writing. It was No. 10 envelope size and was called “Winners and Sinners” and many newspapermen around the country were on the Winners and Sinners mailing list.)
2009-07-07 » Gordon Nelson
7 July 2009 @ 10:27 pm
It is very sad that so many writers try to appear to be much better writers than they are by
usingmisusing the language in pretentious ways. I think a lot of bad writing falls into this category; the attempt to use grandiose expressions and polysyllabic words in an effort to impress simply shows off their inability to communicate.