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you must have a predilection for irony.
here is a bit of good advice that I found:
You should use obsolete or archaic words when:
1 No other word will serve (as in a scholarly piece about history or linguistics, for example).
2 You want to confuse your audience or make them laugh.
3 You want to sound pretentious or pedantic.
Note: this is hard advice for me to pass on, as I have an entire web site based on obscure, abstruse and/or recondite words, which often run to obsolete and archaic extremes.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted What does this quote mean? momi1234 01/11/14 03:40 PM Re: What does this quote mean? tsuwm 01/11/14 04:20 PM Re: What does this quote mean? Faldage 01/11/14 11:29 PM Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 01/15/14 09:16 AM
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