The redoubtable Smut Clyde, a hero of bravery, has reminded us that today is the annual "Talk Like a Jack Vance Character Day". Let all indulge in a salmagundi of rococo repartee so as to avoid the obloquy of individuals of taste and distinction.
I have been remiss, a mooncalf and a villein, in not posting about Jack Vance since that worthy made his transition to an empyrean realm. I shall endeavor to correct such deficiencies in future.
Getting back to the prosaic everyday tongue for a moment, I have to note that spellcheck really doesn't dig the Vancian linguistic mode- infernal machine!
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Fortunately the precise date of the annual TLaJVCD is "any day in late April when I remember it".
My dear Doktor, every day is Talk Like a Jack Vance Character Day.
“I understand the gist of your speculation,' said Rhialto. 'It is most likely nuncupatory.”
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"Nuncupatory" is the signature Jack Vance word, even if he didn't use it all that often.
every day is Talk Like a Jack Vance Character Day.
The point is apt and irrefrangible.
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