"Your information maybe better than mine," Anna Pavlovna suddenly and venomously retorted on the inexperienced young man, "but I know on good authority that this doctor is a very learned and able man."

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo

I guess if it is good enough for Tolstoy, it is good enough for the average man.

I think you can venomously retort but not really be venomously against something (venomously: with venom; vehemently: deeply felt, impassioned).

I myself am a language snob, as is the Proprietor. Many an intelligent discussion (okay, verbal whipping) has taken place over people who have "photogenic memories," can't "phantom" something, have a "feudal" slip, insist that something is of the "upmost" importance, or emphasize that the "heinous" was on the team to do this or that.

"Oh no!" ejaculated Bobby. "I've pulled a boner!"

Where do I go to get Photogenic Memories... can that help me remember my childhood better?

that is great...

maybe we should be happy folks are using big words at all.. then worry about using them in the proper places..
naw, lets just beat them with Robert's boner!

It's a little ironic that we're playing with the English language today. I started my word verification story today.

Kato, today's installment is titled in your honor.

language snobbery is a Victorian vehicle for the proletariat to gain access into what she/he imagines as a higher class/culture--

as an English teacher, i refuse to recycle that shit. instead, i embrace cultural changes in our languages & focus on meaning, particularly connotation.

admittedly, it's a tough battle and i take lots of hits for it in very complex ways . . .

one of those ways being that it is simply incredibly _fun_ to show off! :-)

Ah, yes, Scarlet is correct, I am a bit of the language snob.

But "for all intensive purposes", it doesn't matter much.