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I was reading an article on food guides (Canadian) this morning when up popped the following:

rethermalization technologies

It took me twenty seconds or so to understand what that meant. This of course halted my train of thought about the article. As soon as I realised what was being said, I laughed.

But then it occured to me that writers who use too many fancy expressions when they're writing a story tend to halt their readers enjoyment of the story, so I thought I'd come along here to mention my feelings about it.

This doesn't mean I think only very simple language should be used.

Weird Jim

"Good reading is the only test of good writing"
Robertson Davies. A voice from the attic 1960