Verbosity
A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad
marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up
a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit. -Samuel Johnson,
lexicographer (1709-1784)
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19 June 2006
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See previous entry. (****) - The Girl from Ipanema
Astrud Gilberto: The Best of Astrud Gilberto
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