--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stan...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Raunchydog, I understand the point you're making in > > > > your post re Vaj, but it's an incorrect portrayal of > > > > my opinion of him. > > > > > > > > It did take several readings for me to understand > > > > what he was saying in the lines you quoted (below), > > > > but that was mostly due to the combination of > > > > individual terms that I don't have the occasion to > > > > use frequently, and the fact that I don't deal often > > > > with philosophical and religious terms. Once I > > > > slowed down, however, and put it together word-by-word, > > > > it was a very clear and complete expression of his > > > > point of view. > > > > > > Just to clarify, Marek, once you get to "illusion of > > > a philosophia perennis," it's clear what stance Vaj > > > is taking. (Note his use of the Latin rather than the > > > English you used.) The point is that he could have > > > expressed the same point of view in about a third of > > > the number of words *much* more clearly and just as > > > completely, if what he wished to do were to communicate > > > rather than impress you and the rest of us with fancy > > > bafflegab. > > > > "Bafflegab" Love it. > > I always eschew sesquipedalian vernacular.
Sesquipedalian - The second highest scoring scrabble word! After sesquioxidizing of course, covering three triples it gets you over 1700 points if I remember correctly. The game does have to be going your way though.
