Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives

Alfred De Musset
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The word romantic is often used to describe someone in love. The word romanticism, on the other hand, is the misuse of adjectives to describe something. This misuse of adjectives is often used when we want to sound smart and pretentious. When we describe something as "romantic," it means it is really boring and uninteresting. But when we use the word romanticism, we are saying "this is very boring and uninteresting, but it has a certain air of romanticism."

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