long-windedness (when referring to speech or writing); using too many words; tediously lengthy
praying mantis
@gentlem.bsky.social
After a lot of thought, I’m now leaning towards the idea that perhaps our collective shortening of attention span isn’t due to anything inherent in the audience.
The paucity of actual new info, the trend towards prolixity, & the endless self-promotion are exhausting and boring.
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James “DELENDA EST GLACIES” Harbeck
@sesquiotic.bsky.social
Today's comment to an academic author: "Be wary of crossing the border between luxuriant prose and prolixity."
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Kat4Obama
@kat4obama.bsky.social
An era when prolixity in humor wasn't eschewed.
“I have come from the city. I bring you a welcome gift with a sharp point that you may remember me. I ask, if fortune allowed, that I might be able [to give] as generously as the way is long [and] as my purse is empty." digventures.com/2019/07/roma...
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