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But, if you forgive me for tooting my horn a little, you may remember a little piece I wrote for the New Republic in 1988, called "Paristroika," laying out the uncanny similarities between the situation of the then-Soviet Union and the situation of France on the eve of its 1789 revolution (the pompous Sovietologist Jerry Hough wrote a condescending letter to the editor, scolding me for my ignorance in failing to realize that the Russians would never let things get to the point where Ukraine or Lithuania might secede.
Beyond the pompous formality of Heroes’ Square and away from the noise and traffic of Andrássy út, the City Park is a lovely green space where Budapestis can relax, stroll, have a meal, hire a rowing boat, go to the zoo, or visit museums.
Phrases like mutually agreed and were intermarried are plainly pompous rather than precise, as are removed for `moved,' determine for `terminate,' and many more.
Why did you choose two pompous, straight, white ultranerds for your subjects?
Dowd describes Fallows' excellent book on the wrongheaded culture of political journalism, Breaking the News as a "pompous screed" and says he has "a problem recognizing a news story."