"Beware the confusion between correctness and intelligibility. Part of conventional wisdom favors things that can be explained rather instantly and "in a nutshell"--in many circles it is considered law. Having attended a French elementary school, a lycee primaire, I was trained to rehash Boileau's adage: Ce qui se concoit bien s'enonce clairement Et les mots pour le dire viennent aisement What is easy to conceive is clear to express / Words to say it would come effortlessly."