notes & asides
Dear Mr. Buckley: While taking a practice Graduate Record Examination through Princeton Review, I came across the following fill-in-the-blank, which I think you might enjoy: “In effect, Buckley’s use of such pompous language, rather than adding to the force of his arguments, merely makes one suspect that behind the [blank] verbal façade stands a flimsy supporting architecture.” Answer choices: (A) impressive, (B) brisk, (C) embellished, (D) crumbling, (E) slouching. The decision here between A and C is challenging. I picked A and got it wrong. Is my academic career over?
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