Upvoted purely for “soi-disant”. I’m a professional writer and editor; it’s not often that I learn a new word.
(nods) I’m fond of it. In most contexts I use the more accessible “self-styled” instead, but the connotations are different.
Upvoted purely for “soi-disant”. I’m a professional writer and editor; it’s not often that I learn a new word.
(nods) I’m fond of it. In most contexts I use the more accessible “self-styled” instead, but the connotations are different.