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Kind of ironic he starts off with "I try to write using ordinary words and simple sentences" then dedicates an entire paragraph to making up an Italian word that really doesn't add anything to his point.

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I figured that was to quickly drive the point home. Maybe I'm giving more credit to PG than is due, but that paragraph seemed tongue-in-cheek. I feel it would be hard for anyone to miss the irony.

Poe's law, etc.

He used it as a metaphoric word picture and for me at least, it helped me picture in my mind what he was trying to convey in a concise and poetic way.

> dedicates an entire paragraph

You're technically right, but this entire paragraph consists of two sentences.

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