Phonies... it's epidemic these days.
af·fec·ta·tion/ˌafekˈtāSHən/Noun
1. Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.
2. A studied display of real or pretended feeling: "an affectation of calm".
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Isn't that interesting? I think many people are affected and actually believe it is a good thing - that it is their 'better side' as it were.
I don't have a "better side" - they're both bad.
ReplyDeleteRemind me to tell you about Mass last Sunday complete with a praise and worship band (singers off-key, guitars out of tune)including bongos! Very loud bongos! I know! I had such a pounding headache by the time we escaped it took three ibuprofen just to take the edge off.
I thought of you...
[High-pitched voice, English accent]
ReplyDeleteWell, hellooooooooooooooooooooo!
Surely if someone is feeling something it would be bad to act on (e.g. anger) it's better not to act on it and pretend otherwise (e.g affect calm)?
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