sometimes i worry that i talk like someone who reads too much.

sometimes i worry that this annoys people.

sometimes i think that people think i bandy about academic buzzwords for the sake of it, or use too many semicolons.

 

(someone once told me not to use them at all because most people are completely clueless as to their usage.

 

i resented being lumped in with most people, because i do understand their usage.)

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