verbage vs verbiage : Common Errors in English

About verbage vs verbiage

There is no such thing as verbage. You think that you have written a remarkable essay but the reviewer of the essay thinks that it is too wordy and calls it pompous and evasive verbiage. What your reviewer is saying is that you are obfuscating with a profusion of words.

verbiage Meaning(s)

  • (n) overabundance of words
  • (n) the manner in which something is expressed in words
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