berty bass
pfm Member
I was reminded of an old thread I commented on when that comment received a 'like' from another member only recently. The thread was about Rega RX5 speakers. I drew attention to a specific word - gravitas - someone had used within the thread, and commented that I had no idea what anyone could mean by using the word gravitas to describe the performance of a speaker. My comment received the following response:
"Gravitas is a Latin word that means "weight or heaviness." I found them lightweight and they also didnt like playing loud."
This strikes me as a classic example of the tendency of some commentators to use rather grandiose terminology to elevate their opinion above that of mere mortals who choose simpler vocabulary, and represent themselves as some sort of sage on any given subject. As well as being an example of what one might term 'audiophilesplaining'. Predictably, the word gravitas does not mean what the responder claims here to justify their use of it when talking about speakers - at least not according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It means "dignity, seriousness or solemnity of manner - ORIGIN Latin, from gravis 'serious' ".
Surely I can't be the only person who gets fed up reading pompous comments from d**kheads who use language (often incorrectly) as a way of trying to communicate to the rest of us just how smart and knowing they are?!....and breathe!
"Gravitas is a Latin word that means "weight or heaviness." I found them lightweight and they also didnt like playing loud."
This strikes me as a classic example of the tendency of some commentators to use rather grandiose terminology to elevate their opinion above that of mere mortals who choose simpler vocabulary, and represent themselves as some sort of sage on any given subject. As well as being an example of what one might term 'audiophilesplaining'. Predictably, the word gravitas does not mean what the responder claims here to justify their use of it when talking about speakers - at least not according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It means "dignity, seriousness or solemnity of manner - ORIGIN Latin, from gravis 'serious' ".
Surely I can't be the only person who gets fed up reading pompous comments from d**kheads who use language (often incorrectly) as a way of trying to communicate to the rest of us just how smart and knowing they are?!....and breathe!