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I'm not sure why it should be, as there's no irony to be found. That sentence is neither contorted nor incomprehensible nor a muddle nor a disaster. One might

I'm not sure why it should be, as there's no irony to be found. That sentence is neither contorted nor incomprehensible nor a muddle nor a disaster. One might argue on the issue of whether it's pretentious, but given the target audience of other academics I would lean towards saying it's not.

vacri 14y ago
The sentence is contorted. It's correct, but that doesn't mean it's not contorted - it scans poorly and is not particularly readable.
- tbirdz 14y ago
  The sentence is perfectly readable.
  - vacri 14y ago
    "Never use a big word where a diminutive one shall suffice" is also 'perfectly readable', but not as readable as the original phrase.