Thursday, 14 October 2010

Words of the day – Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness

“A predilection by the intelligentsia to engage in the manifestation of prolix exposition through a buzzword disposition form of communication notwithstanding the availability of more comprehensible diminutive alternatives.”

A colleague pointed this phrase out to me at the office today. So far I’ve spent the last ten minutes practicing trying to pronounce it.

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uh n] [loh-kwey-shuh s ness]

And it’s available for you right now for only ten measly syllables…

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