Was Harry Potter sartorial?

You know, when I write in this here blog, I truly attempt to keep the writing, the grammar, the spelling all in check.  I also try to keep things as simple as possible, to get to the point within a reasonable amount of time.  And what about that point you say? Do you always have a point Skip?  And the answer to that is yes, I do!  I have a feeling you may be referring to the fact that I all-too-often start out yapping about one point then end up deeply ensconced in some other point altogether.  And I’m willing to accept that observation, I totally agree.

Now, this particular blog is not about writers, bloggers, and lurkers getting to the blog-point in a more judicious manner.  Nope…I’m changing points here…it’s about using unfamiliar synonyms just for sake of sounding, well, learn-ed.    Notice I used the word judicious (manner) above.  Judicious defined as wise, discreet, and prudent in its simplest form.  So couldn’t I have just said, “…getting to the point quicker.”?  I used just five words here, where above I wasted another five trying to sound, well, more learn-ed.

Case in point, I was reading another blog, written by a very clever 30’s female with an incredibly dry sense of humor.  It’s one of those “I never really know what she’s gonna say in the next sentence, and, I can’t stop reading until I finish the blog entry!” sort of thing.  Anyway, I digress (again).  She’s very readable.  In a recent entry she used the phrase, “…in all our sartorial splendor”, the caption from an old photo of her at a much younger age. I always had though I knew the definition of sartorial.  I thought it meant something like having a mystical aura about you, an enigma of sorts.  Doesn’t that sound logical to you, “Harry Potter’s sartorial splendor while wielding that wand is something at which one has to be amazed”.  Not?  Not.

The definition of sartorial goes something like this: of or pertaining to clothing or style or manner of dress.  In other words, your sartorial self is all about how you dress.  Where’d I get that mystical crap?  That enigma bilge?  TODAY is when I looked up sartorial, for the first time evidently, and was enlightened.  But at first it did make me feel  un-learn-ed, ignorant (which, by the way, simply means without knowledge), wimpy, worthless, and weak (as a writer) for about five minutes.  At that point in time, I said to myself, “Oh, yeah…well I’m going to write a blog and use the word sartorial in it!”  That’s it, just go for it!  And so…I did.

By the way, one of definitions for mystical is: unintelligible, cryptic.  Makes a lot of sense after reading stuff like this, yes?!