Nuances of a Language

People often ask of me , that why do I use words that people don't usually use in day to day parlance. Well the problem is that one does not understand the nuances of the English language. The beauty of the English language is only due to its vast vocabulary. This gives one a freedom to use apposite words as and when required. I do not advocate the use of high falutin words. It is just that some feelings can not be expressed without the use of the relevant words. 


Mind you , I am not using the language to confound people , just to express myself more clearly. 
I remember reading about an incident concerning Dr. Samuel Johnson , he was slightly tipsy and he refused the offer of a friendly arm to lean on , by saying " I'm not so drunk that I cant walk without your help " , being the keen lexicographer that he was, he realised his mistake and corrected himself immediately. This is what he said " I'm not so inebriated as to be incapable of unassisted perambulation."
This is just not my style.


Instead of using 15 words to describe the incredible smell that you get of the wet earth just after it has rained , I would use a single word to describe it. Is it not convenient ? (The word is petrichor) .


I am definitely not being pharisaic here. It is just that to describe a critically important achievement, one has to use the language that behooves the occasion. Hence the use of a word such as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious for extremely good work. The mere ability of the English language to imbibe in itself a brilliant array of words to accommodate every feeling and thought and its ability to assimilate different  languages into a common one. The creation of Esperanto as per my view was rather otiose to say the least. 


A nihilarian attempt by a man just to dissuade people from the "harmful effects" of the English language.


This is just my suggestion to afford others an opportunity to grasp and appreciate the language which has all but conquered this planet. I assure you that the World especially India can not survive without the English language. How can a person from say, Sikkim - whose native tongue is closer to Nepali and Chinese -  be able to communicate with a person from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands - who have a ghoulish tongue resembling the languages of the Micronesian islands - without the help of a unifying language. 


Some people may argue that Hindi can assume that role, but that has been tried before and the hullabaloo and uproar in the south is a thing that shall not be forgotten soon .
One can choose to address a handsomely dressed man , apropos as a man dressed in full sartorial splendour, but it shall be rather superfluous to do so.


This post will surely roil some of you and hopefully enumerate the prima facie importance of the English language to the remaining few.


Well, as always you can always comment on what you feel about this post.


Cheers.