Linguistic Apotheosis
Neat words and stuff that are cool.
TL:DR
A meticulously curated catalog of unimpeachable eloquence that earned a permanent right to exist in my vocabu… voca… cabulatory… in the words I know. Also, words that suck. There are rules here:
Any definition that references this rule must include the statement, “I am a little duck”; and
Any definition that references this rule must include a quote from Hot Shots!.
1. Bromides
“At the end of the day, our people are our greatest asset,” he varnished. This particular platitude had been used so frequently that it had achieved a kind of linguistic transparency; people could look right through it and see the CEO wondering if they’d left the oven on at home. A “safe” statement. The rhetorical equivalent of an unseasoned chicken breast impossible to find offensive, yet failing to provide any actual sustenance for the soul. The room remained silent, save for the rhythmic ticking of three hundred people simultaneously deciding what to have for lunch. “Tastes like chicken,” muttered one.
2. Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding rule (1), the logical opposite of “subject to.”
3. Overawe
“I walked out of that ‘Smart Footwear Boutique’ feeling like a new man. A man with a high-fidelity, dual-band connection to my own ankles. The salesman had been good—real good. He used words like low-latency gait optimization and encrypted biomechanical tethering. Something about him… I couldn’t speak or think. All I could do is handover the first of five payments of $64.99. I believe him: Bluetooth shoelaces are going to transform this world. I’ll surely get that job at the Ministry of Silly Walks now!”
Prompt-Critical Propositions
Calculated Cadences of More Than One Word - Syntactical Perfection Among Syllables.
1. Subject to
Subject to rule (2), the logical opposite of “notwithstanding.” I’ve fallen for you like a blind roofer.
1. Cathartic
I will find relief and be free from repressed contempt of this word if I never hear it again.