Hyperbolitis

In my quest to deliver blog posts worthy of reading, I often read other blogs to try and inspire my creativity. However, lately I've become angrier and angrier at the quality of posts, or lack thereof. I'll give you a couple of examples.

Brisbane blogger, Kat, has centered her blog around Brisbane and the sexual activities of the city's residents. What irritates me about her blog is that she is so sex-centric, when there is a hell of a lot more going on in the world, and comparatively little sex going on in Brisbane. Also, she seems to suffer from a common journalistic illness known in some circles as Hyperbolitis - in layman's terms; a disorder which leads to the incorrect or unneeded usage of polysyllabic words with the aim of appearing more intelligent and a better writer.

Another sufferer of Hyperbolitis is Sam, a Sydney blogger who also centres her topics around sex, posing as some kind of expert on all things coital. Although the quality of her polysyllabic diarrhoea doesn't quite match up to Kat's brisbane based bad boys, it's still highly irritating. Additionally, she appears to be suffering from a lack of inspiration and is stealing her post topics from the story lines of the previous night's Sex and the City repeat on Channel W. I feel it my duty to inform her that she's not the only one watching that show, and her plagiarism is obvious.

Now, I'm fully aware that I often use words of an outwardly verbose nature, but the difference here is that I make sense. I don't use a word for the sake of using it - I use it because it fits into the context of my script, and it's usage is wholly necessary to maintain fluidity of word and thought for both writer and reader. Of course, if you disagree with me, I'll accept comments to that effect. (Any attempt to sarcastically use polysyllabic words will lead to a personal reprimand for blatant mockery.)