Whereas a witticism is a clever remark or phrase — indeed, the height of expression — a "dimwitticism" is the converse; it is a commonplace remark or phrase. Dimwitticisms are worn-out words and phrases; they are expressions that dull our reason and dim our insight, formulas that we rely on when we are too lazy to express what we think or even to discover how we feel. The more we use them, the more we conform — in thought and feeling — to everyone else who uses them.
Robert Hartwell Fiske, The Dimwit's Dictionary
Friday, June 08, 2007
Dimwitticisms
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3 comments:
effing GWB - he's totally mangled the English language. He's persona au gratin to me.
In terms of the ongoing dimwitticisms, basically my input is to move forward over a period of time to our heroes, in these devastating times.
Our top priority on the table at the end of the day, is awesome.
We must be proactive in the way of the first and foremost top priorities at the end of the day, despite the fact that our heroes remain to be seen, while at the same time our morals are "juggernauted" out the window.
Can we add synergy and cross-pollination to this ongoing destruction of the English language.
It is my highest priority to conversate this to our American People. We must stay the course.
Masterful. You should work in PR.
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