Mind you, I had to run for the nearest Merriam-Webster to find out what the heck “dragooned” means… I feel “harpooned” when I find a new word and the only way to take it out is to find their meaning. I should play more Scrabble…
La Vache Qui Lit
Perfectly clear words can be dragooned into sentences so grammatically torturous and incoherent that any meaning once inhabiting those words runs screaming fro
m the wreckage.
Then, if you go and read the article with the “Dianetics” critic you find this quoted words from the book:
Dianetics begins with a stern admonition: “Important Note: In reading this book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. The only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood.”
Wise words if I’ve ever read any… Talk about pointing to the obvious. Hey, Tom Cruise, “you had me at hello”…