Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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mochathedog

Member Since

January 1, 2011

Total number of comments

2

Total number of votes received

9

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Latest Comments

affectatious

  • January 9, 2011, 6:50am

Hey, hey, hey, now! I love obsolete words! The art of the tongue and pen. If we did away with obsolete words, would it not become impossible to decipher such works as Shakespeare and those of his contemporaries?

affectatious

  • January 1, 2011, 8:46pm

I cannot seem to find any good synonyms for 'camp' and I thought that perhaps affectatious might fit in the place of the word 'camp' in my photograph caption (rendered here):

"Myself as The Mourner during a rather affectatiously rendered production of a highly unbelievable photo-story in exaggerated make-up and costumes and highly posed shots, staged by myself and two others. It was all in all a rather artsy and ridiculous affair."