Thread: So, it's becoming more and more acceptable....

People who find words like "furthermore" pretentious generally don't have very good vocabularies or writing skills. I'm not singling gorefinger out as a poor writer (I have no idea what his skills are in that department), it's just a pattern I've noticed.

Yes, language can carry arrogance, but only when complex words are used for their own sake rather than for a good reason. For example, using "heretofore" is fairly snobby if you're talking about skateboarding, but it's not really arrogant if it's used in a legal discussion.

Writing is about using language to convey an idea on paper. Good writing is knowing which words are appropriate for conveying an idea on paper.

Originally Posted by solecistic

People who find words like "furthermore" pretentious generally don't have very good vocabularies or writing skills. I'm not singling gorefinger out as a poor writer (I have no idea what his skills are in that department), it's just a pattern I've noticed.

Yes, language can carry arrogance, but only when complex words are used for their own sake rather than for a good reason. For example, using "heretofore" is fairly snobby if you're talking about skateboarding, but it's not really arrogant if it's used in a legal discussion.

Writing is about using language to convey an idea on paper. Good writing is knowing which words are appropriate for conveying an idea on paper.

Here here!

Also, would anyone be kind enough to give me an example of a commonly used sentence beginning with 'but' or 'and'?

I cant say I have noticed it being used.