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Wolcott Gibbs

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They are detached from the language and inflated like little balloons.
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On the pretentious words used by lawyers, soldiers, and literary critics, such as "luminous" and "taut." Strunk & White, The Elements of Style 3rd ed. (Boston: Allyn, 1979) page 83.

 
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