#wordmonger

[faeriefinder]

Making some fic plans for the wordmonger 😈

[ymmugiwik]

Wordsmith, Wordmonger, Wordslinger

I’m trying to be a writer. I noticed that people with a lot of education develop a snobby vocabulary. When I write, I feel like I use too many vocabulary words. I mean, they’re like SAT words or something. So, there are three words I use to describe people.

Wordsmith: this word is derived from the word “blacksmith.” It’s someone who constantly tries to refine their words, and they take forever to write something very short. Wordmonger: derived from the word “fishmonger.” This guy sells drivel, or potboilers that Henry James modestly calls his books. He just wants to put together a bunch of words and sells.

Wordslinger: from “gunslinger.” This guy’s smooth as polished silver! Intellectually provincial! whatever that means.

I’m at my Tuesday writer’s group at Barnes and Noble.

[journeyintowriting]

Word of the Day: Wordmonger

Wordmonger (wurd-muhng-ger, -mong-)

Noun

1. a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or with careless disregard for meaning

[nyanyareviews]

Word of the Day - wordmonger at Dictionary.com

[ashleybethard]

"Wordmonger," noun:

"Originally: a person who deals in strange, pedantic, or empty words (depreciative). Now also: a person skilled in the use of words" How did we get from Point A ("Originally") to Point B ("Now also")? This is counterintuitive in terms of the evolution of language and this is upsetting to me. UPSETTING. (From my Oxford English Dictionary "Word of the Day" email.)