Thoughts
The Art of Language
What is it when one is so absorbed in one’s mind that makes it so that when one attempts to expound upon a subject or to explain oneself that the result is gobbledygook beyond the understanding of others unless their outlook is equally attuned to literacy?
The proponent of such is one who is similarly inclined, and the antagonist is one who is less high minded and prefers comment in the simplest of terms. When one is philosophically inclined, one has difficulty expressing oneself in the plain terms, as these expressions lack the nuance of the more exact lexis.
The tendency is often interpreted to be a symbol of one being aloof, though often that is not the case. One who is schooled in, or tends toward the higher-minded language finds oneself instinctively inclined to use the vocabulary of the sophist. The music of the language is a passion for such a one, and to use that language, be it in everyday speech or in academic discussion creates a satisfaction unlike the neglect of the use of the words could produce.
Admittedly that satisfaction engenders a sense of self-conceit, though one who educates oneself, or is inclined to objectively learn the language feels that the self-aggrandizement acquired from availing oneself of the pleasure of intellectual speech, if you will, is justified. As a matter of fact, one who possesses such vocabulary is often disinclined not to use it as it more thoroughly or exactly expresses one’s opinion on the subject to which one is referring.
© 2008 Kat Wynne-Roberts