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What is bombastic (bom-bas-tick)? It is a way of speaking that sounds super intelligent, but really doesn't say much at all. It's kind of like a balloon popping and scaring you because you think it might be a bomb going off, but really, it's just a balloon popping—making a lot of noise, but not really dangerous or threatening. Sometimes people speak bombastically. They might yell and scream, but deep down, you know they are kind and mean well. Or, they might sound really, really smart, and what they are saying is just a bunch of fluff. These are both examples of bombastic speech. Consider the following: Three myopic rodents. Three myopic rodents. Observe how they perambulate. Observe how they perambulate. They all circumnavigated the agriculturist's significant other Who amputated their extremities with a carving utensil. Did you ever observe such an occurrence in your existence As three myopic rodents? All of that delicious nonsense above is a bombastic way of rephrasing the old nursery rhyme below: Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They all ran after the farmer's wife Who cut off their tails with a carving knife Did you ever see such a sight in your life As three blind mice? Do you prefer traditional or bombastic? While this male lion is ranting in a bombastic manner,
his wife doesn't seem terribly impressed or frightened.
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AuthorI am Becky Lyn Rickman. I am a writer because I love words almost as much as I love the people in my life. I want to fill the world with magnificent words and then jump in and splash around in them. I live with Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, my cats, but the only words they really love are "meat" and "gravy." Archives
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