Bombastic

 

Guess what that sentence means?

 

The following passage is plagiarized [part within quotation marks—with slight changes; the whole book is interesting] from one of the books I used to fancy reading.

 

FM's economic understanding: People feel like saying, "Our untimely labefaction has left us feeling somewhat lactiferous, and although we do not intend to indulge in any longanimity, we do admit to a vague sense of lypophrenia. . . . And furthermore, we are not diversivolent, but we feel there was absolutely no nonfeasance or murcidity on our part, and we think the whole thing is a real proctalgia.”

 

In his first formal interview since being dumped as treasurer, the erudite Mr. Ralph Willis seemingly could find no more eloquent way of expressing his emotion than “I’m very pissed off.” [He should have said:]

“Well, actually my untimely labefaction has left me feeling somewhat
lactiferous, and although I do not intend to indulge in any longanimity, I do
admit to a vague sense of lypophrenia. . . . And furthermore, I’m not
diversion, but I feel there was absolutely no nonfeasance or morbidity
on my part, and I think the whole thing is a real proctalgia.” (Megan Turner,
“Five-Star Words,” Courier-Mail [Brisbane, Australia], 3/14/1992.)

 

Clue: only a four-letter sentence.