A fellow who considers himself an expert in English usage was generating many odd write-ups and some odd fellows persistently bombarded me with forwards of such literary trash that deserved eternal stay in waste bins. Added to this, some chamchas in groups were praising this work as heavenly.
Out of civility, I tried to put up with the spread of such garbage for some time. However, the proliferation cannot go on forever. This is my rejoinder to the groups. Just sharing.
You should present Posts and articles in form and style that others who read them could grasp with ease and comfort.
Someone compared the author of that post with Shashi Tharoor.
That is utter nonsense.
Peak of foolishness.
The person who made the comparison has no idea either of chaste English or of the literary craft of Tharoor.
Tharoor uses many relatively rare words and his craft is somewhat ornate or decorative.
However, every word, sentence or paragraph he presents would be perfect in grammar and faultless in presentation.
A treat to the lover of English language.
I have with me almost the full collection of Tharoor’ s works and I have managed to read most of them at least in part.
I have great admiration for his style and workmanship in spite of the fact that I do not like either his politics or flamboyant lifestyle.
In fact, one should have a lot of knowledge in basics of English language and a lot more of patience too to read and understand good books and good writing (including those written by Tharoor.)
It is even more difficult to read works of Nehru, Radhakrishnan, Russel, Thomas Hardy etc., not to speak of works of the likes of Samuel Johnson.
Nevertheless, they have invariably adopted perfect craft.
Where does the madcap who posted the crap and his chamchas stand in comparison to those connoisseurs?
Absurdity and idiocy cannot flow and should not flow in unlimited and uncontrollable torrents.
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