Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Urbane in the best sense …

… Anecdotal Evidence: `The Spirit of the Spirit'.
In my private lexicon, the word carries a faintly derogatory connotation, unsubstantiated by the dictionary but shading into snobbery and affectation. Gore Vidal was urbane, so it can’t be a good thing.

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