Tag: academic exorcism

“Insofar As,” “Henceforth,” and “Vis-à-Vis”

02/19/1983

🤓 Pretentious for No Reason Truffle oil. Hotdog. Pretension in its purest form. Every generation breeds a new species of person who thinks English isn’t complete until they’ve dressed it for the opera. They can’t say “also”; it’s “insofar as.” They can’t say “from now on”; it’s “henceforth.” They can’t say “about”; it’s “vis-à-vis.” It’s …