The diminishment of words over time....
Normal (today) people: I met a guy he was ordinary.
Victorian writers: He was, in the way of men, possessed of a rudimentary intelligence. His countenance ordinary, bearing mild, with some weakness about the shoulders, his hair the color of ash; he spoke of the weather.
Victorian writers: He was, in the way of men, possessed of a rudimentary intelligence. His countenance ordinary, bearing mild, with some weakness about the shoulders, his hair the color of ash; he spoke of the weather.
