Never put form before function.

The most important thing in any attempt at communication is to be understood.

If anything, I go in the opposite direction. I demonstrate my intelligence in the most crude way possible. One of my lecturers described me like this: Intellectually I am armed with the most beautiful samurai sword and am a highly trained ninja assassin of knowledge. However, I rarely, if ever, do any fancy moves. Instead I tend to flip the sword around and bludgeon my opponents into submission or death with the blunt handle end.

It's not pretty, but it gets the job done, fast. Plus, it amuses me.

I don't use 10 long words, where one short word will do the same job.

I think this is how I can say dead clever shit, and therefore impress upon people my genius, without losing their interest and attention.

My method despite being brutish and crude is still gracefull. Like Bruce Lee's Jeet Kun Do. He appreciated what Sun Tzu taught 'There is no such thing as skillful prolonging'. When victory presents itself take it, don't embellish with anything that is unnecessary. Why do a whole bunch of spinny kicks when you can just punch the guy in the throat and it's all over. Check the first fight the main character has in Ong Bak. Crude and brutal yet elegant.

This matches my own personality. Like a swimming pool that is paddling pool shallow in some parts and ocean deep in others.

It shouldn't be the same for you. This is just me.

Oscar Wilde, Will Self etc. don't appeal to me. It's contrived, takes great effort, is purposely elitist and detracts from the content. Often the meaning is lost in all the unnecessary pomp.

In terms of wordplay I prefer Paul Merton or Armando Iannucci. They mess about with language to achieve something comic, at the same time they demonstrate free-flowing genius. Yet never come across as elitist or exclusive. In our game it is the same. We need to be inclusive.

You can show grace through eloquence, without contrived decoration of your sentence structure or word choice.

Have the ability to be eloquent in your arsenal, I do myself. Just consider how much to use and when very carefully. I love my organic smoked paprika. I wouldn't want to be served a bowlful, nor would I want even a sprinkle on my trifle. A little on my fish fingers though is an absolute pleasure.


Peace