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They seemed fine to me. If I was his editor I'd have changed encomium, but it's not terrible. Anomie and Antipodean seem well used. In particular, I enjoyed an
by michael_nielsen 5y ago
They seemed fine to me. If I was his editor I'd have changed encomium, but it's not terrible. Anomie and Antipodean seem well used. In particular, I enjoyed and found thought-provoking his replacement of the cliche "agony and the ecstasy" by "anomie and the ecstasy". I've no strong opinion on recce, which is not a word I regularly use.
- iainmerrick 5y ago“Recce” is the kind of word you might use in the Scouts or Territorial Army, so it has some macho outdoorsy connotations that work really well here. Lovely writing overall. I especially agree that “the anomie and the ecstasy” is delightful.
- wolverine876 5y ago> I enjoyed and found thought-provoking his replacement of the cliche "agony and the ecstasy" by "anomie and the ecstasy" Ha. I didn't catch that (though I still think anomie doesn't make sense there - see the other subthread).