Scientists have no monopoly on overprecise language.
If you’ve ever seen an antique clock with
a chamfered arched verre eglomise door
and a foliate incised stepped arched pediment,
you know exactly what I mean.
If the Oxford English Dictionary doesn’t start deleting unneeded words,
the problem is only going to get worse.
copyright 1998, 2024 Jay J.P. Scott
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