feigned/affected formal speech/writing

datasuspect

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Wed Jan-09-08 08:12 PM
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Poll question: feigned/affected formal speech/writing

Edited on Wed Jan-09-08 08:20 PM by datasuspect

i have this coworker who is always being officious and stuffy, but uncomfortably so; speaking in a formal mode that isn't necessary, common, or stylistically correct in modern english usage.

is feigned or affected formal speech or writing:

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Fire Walk With Me

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Wed Jan-09-08 08:17 PM
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1. The colour of your behaviour leaves one most discomfited.

Edited on Wed Jan-09-08 08:17 PM by Peake

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datasuspect

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Wed Jan-09-08 08:18 PM
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2. "i'll see your rimbaud and raise you one keruoac for self-indulgence, bob"

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Wed Jan-09-08 08:20 PM
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3. Oddly, I couldn't finish "On the Road" either.

But I absolutely love Alan Ginsberg's collection of interviews.

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