In fact, I'm supportish of you in all this, Michael. The line stuck its "impactive" finger in your eye was:
"As a live theatrical event, it can be far more impactive than the movie." You wrote: " But you could have written, "it can have a far greater impact ...," In truth, I think your version is better than mine. In a message dated 10/31/08 12:38:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Oct 31, 2008, at 12:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > You mean I can't say 'attractive' any more? 'Impactive' is a lousy > > concoction > > that I sullenly accepted long ago because the alternative, > > 'impactful' seemed > > equally ugly and silly besides. 'Impacting' also doesn't do it. > > 'Striking' > > has its virtues, but it connotes a cerebral kind of impact, but > > works of the > > greatest impact hit home at more than just the cortex. I'm open to > > Well, I managed to delete the original message, so I can't quote the > entire passage. But you could have written, "it can have a far greater > impact ...," returning us to those golden days of yesteryear when > "impact" was a noun, not a verb, much less an adjective made from a > verb. > > On another forum, I have expressed my great dismay at the > efflorescence of what I call the "uv-uv" formulation, that is, the > penchant for saying something like "I am supportive of" or "it is > acceptive of" [believe me, I've read these very phrases in academic > prose], rather than "I support" or "it accepts" etc. When I read these > things, I am retchive of them. > > > ************** Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?redir=http ://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)
