An original assortment of irreverent, irrelevent, flippant, obscure and cacophonous rambles. By the Artful Dodgy

Friday, October 31, 2003

HOW TO SOUND SOPHISTICATED

Follow these simple steps and you'll be a PHD holder in no time!

1. Remember this golden rule:

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

English translation: Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.

Pack your essays and speech with latin terminology and sound smart!

e.g. "ceteris paribus", "per se", "et cetera", "et al", "vis a vis".


2. Words ending with "-tion" make your sentences sound cheem.

e.g.

"We need to promote intellectual stimulation and a culture of rigid documentation within our community."

"His disposition towards laziness placed him in a position of contempt towards assimilation into mainstream society."

"The modification of political constructs such as citizenship and statehood has caused a paradigm shift in academic orientation within the discipline."



Hope this helps! Results not guaranteed.

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