Delusions of eloquence.
If you're trying to impress me, please don't bother with unnecessarily long words and convoluted sentences. What impresses me far more is the ability to be understood.

Eschew obfuscation.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:51, 5 replies)

My my,
someone is feeling loquacious today.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:55, closed)

I used to be a bit guilty of this
I've stopped now

there's an episode of the Simpsons that makes me laugh with regard to this however.

Homer is trying to lose weight with a subliminal tape but they have sent him Increase your vocabulary instead of Lose weight

As he stuffs himself with bacon, Lisa asks if the tapes are working, his response is

"Lamentably no, my gastronomic rapacity knows no satiety"

*chuckles*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:57, closed)

I remember that
My favourite quote is from Con Air.

Vince Larkin: We pick up Mr. Cindino in Carson City. From then until the plane hits Alabama, we've got two hours to get him to talk. We got you a seat right next to him, and he's known to be somewhat garrulous in the company of thieves.

Duncan Malloy: Garrulous? What the fuck is garrulous?

Vince Larkin: That would be loquacious, verbose, effusive. How about "chatty"?

Duncan Malloy: What's with Dictionary Boy?

Vince Larkin: "Thesaurus Boy", I think, is more appropriate.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 15:30, closed)

I would like to emphatically reiterate this inimicable observation
But let's put all our cards on the table here, it's tired-out, cliched, run-of-the-mill phrases that really get my goat.

On the whole, time and again, it seems joe public resorts to jumping on the bandwagon with the same pat, bog-standard verses rather than having a brief time out to weigh up the pros and cons of alternative phrasing.

Some may take it all with a pinch of salt, consider it a case of six to one and half a dozen of the other and think I should put up and shut up, but I'm of the opinion that, at the end of the day, it's well out of order.
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 17:27, closed)

Avoid cliches
like the plague!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 16 Oct 2008, 17:30, closed)