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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is the use "this obscurantism" proper here?

Is the word obscurantism old-fashioned?

Context:
The incumbent rulers have been making effort to castrate our native language. And the imbeciles produced by this obscurantism then howl to anyone: Use our native language! And use it only! In Chinese forums! Because Chinese is one of the best languages in the world.
The only fact they have been trying to hide is: The lanugage has been crippled online.
  

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I had not previously heard it, but the usage seems to be correct in your example sentence, according to my dictionary. It's not noted as being "archaic," but whether or not a word is "old-fashioned" is often a matter of opinion. Just because only a few people use it doesn't necessarily make it old-fashioned.

— Avangi

  • I had not previously heard it, but the usage seems to be correct in your example sentence, according to my dictionary.
  • It's not noted as being "archaic," but whether or not a word is "old-fashioned" is often a matter of opinion.
  • Just because only a few people use it doesn't necessarily make it old-fashioned.
  • Personally, I can only say that it has a very limited application.
  • It may be more common in certain specific communities.
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I had not previously heard it, but the usage seems to be correct in your example sentence, according to my dictionary.
It's not noted as being "archaic," but whether or not a word is "old-fashioned" is often a matter of opinion.
Just because only a few people use it doesn't necessarily make it old-fashioned.
Personally, I can only say that it has a very limited application.
It may
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