wordplay

Oct 10, 2005 12:25

Alright... so I'm just fucking around on the internet.... reading some livejournals and then I'm starting to get pissed... because while I'm not quite the wordslinger I used to be, (Or maybe I'm the same and am just now realizing my lack of talent) it really bothers me when I see people using words that have absolutely no business being used in the context that they are... So just as an example "we turned to a catalyst, passing it back and forth for all to see. it cast shadows on his wrinkled brow and my cracked knuckles. i became an enigma of sharp worries and apologies and he turned to the color yellow, saying it's okay," Ok now I am an asshole, but I'm not going to mention who this is.. mainly because I don't know her name. and you'd have to see the rest of the entry in context to see how much this really didn't fit... but let's look at this.. A catalyst.. which chemically is something that speeds up a chemical reaction without affecting itself... or metaphorically, something that causes an important event to occur.. neither of these make any fucking sense in this statement... also I'd like to point out the usage of enigma. For starters that word just pisses me off to begin with.. I really fucking hate enigma... but oddly enough I really love the word enigmatic.. which doesn't make sense, but I think it sounds better.. but anyway back on topic. You became a riddle or puzzle of sharp worries and apologies? Even if that did make sense it sounds really stupid.. So I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you're not smart enough to use words correctly then don't just throw catchy sounding words into your writing and hope that most of the people who read it are stupid enough not to notice and are awe inspired by your ability to manipulate a keyboard and a cursor. That to me screams freshman in high school... or freshman in college for that matter.. as it's been my experience that they're both pretty much equally retarded... Now I'm sure a lot of you are thinking.. come on man.. why make such a big deal out of this... and the simple answer is.. because I'm a dick.. and that's what I do. and I'd grow up, but I get paid to play with guns and explosives, which is not conducive to changing of young men to responsible adults
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