academic writing
Hah. It seems that the style of modern academic scholarly writing began early in the Middle Ages:
Commenting on the writing style of Aethelweard's translation of the Chronicle:
"Its style was achieved by never using one word where two could be made do, preferably of obscure origin and infrequent usage."
- James Campbell
Commenting on the writing style of Aethelweard's translation of the Chronicle:
"Its style was achieved by never using one word where two could be made do, preferably of obscure origin and infrequent usage."
- James Campbell