RE: When is something "pretentious"?
December 2, 2016 at 1:07 am
(This post was last modified: December 2, 2016 at 1:11 am by Alex K.)
I think pretentious can mean that one superficially uses certain language, techniques, other elements in one's work simply because they signal sophistication, but without really needing the fake complexity which this adds to the work to achieve ones goals, without appreciating what they actually mean or were invented for.
Example: if an unremarkable german or american small town restaurant issues menues exclusively in french in order to appear exclusive and generate the stylings of great parisian cuisine.
Example: if an unremarkable german or american small town restaurant issues menues exclusively in french in order to appear exclusive and generate the stylings of great parisian cuisine.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
