I repudiate your petulant expostulation

I agree with your appraisal of the situation, but authors frequently use stylized speech to reveal aspects of a character's personality. That is, the author doesn't report to you what kind of person this is. He lets the character speak, and reveal himself to you as being not exactly an average bloke.

So, can it be also be used in everyday spoken English? Won't such person look snobbish or pedantic to others unless others are also that much pedantic?

You're right again. There's nothing wrong with the sentence.
But these three words are probably all unknown to a third (perhaps even half) of the US population. Anyone using them except among his own circle of close friends would be considered strange indeed, whether or not he was understood.

Overly Latinate diction often has a humorous intention. If I read your sentence on a forum, for instance, I would take it as an example of mock-formality. It would be quite surprising to learn that the speaker was serious.

MrP

Thanks, MrP. I wanted to add that, but couldn't seem to find the words.[Y]

Sounds to me like the sort of thing an Englishman would say. It has a very condescending and arrogant tone, which is the domain of the English.

In fact, I think I'm going to start using that phrase frequently and with all the pomposity I can muster.

It can replace my current catchphrase, which has been "John Prescott is about as welcome as whooping cough at a glass-blowers conve

AdrenochromeSounds to me like the sort of thing an Englishman would say.

Or perhaps, an English teacher in front of an unruly class?

Or someone slamming yet another empty glass on the bar.

MrPedanticOverly Latinate diction

Hi MrP,

Why are you saying 'Latinate diction' when we are dealing with English? Wouldn't it be okay to say 'English diction'? Thank you.

AdrenochromeJohn Prescott is about as welcome as whooping cough at a glass-blowers convention

Hi,

In what situation do you use use it?