Deeply, decisively...

I don't know which team of writers composes the speeches for the King of Spain, but I always imagine them laughing when they choose the phrases. They laugh at the emptiness, at the cliché, just as gossip columnists laugh when they talk about "gestures of obvious complicity" or the "favorite corner" of a celebrity's house.

In his speech at the Royal Palace, on the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Franco—Juan Carlos I's almost adoptive father—Felipe VI praised the emeritus king. Here I quote some of the philippic expressions. He spoke of "the firm will of the Crown" that "contributed decisively to paving the way for democracy." Of his father, he said that he acted as a "key catalyst." And of the monarchy, that it "assumed a clearly active role at that time" and "integrated all Spaniards at a crucial moment."

When you speak of the will of the Crown, you are understood, but when the will is firmIn reality, even while emphasizing it, it sows doubt. The same is true of the "key catalyst." You can be a catalyst, but if you are a catalyst clue It means there's more than one and yours is the good one, which diminishes the value of the whole. Similarly, you can "contribute" to a cause, but it's better if you actually contribute to it. decisivelySomeone's role can be active, but if it is clearly Active means it might not be.

I love Felipe's speeches, juiceless and heatherless, graceless, without any jokes or emotion, without feeling, robotic, boring. I mean, sorry, I deeply like Felipe's speeches, without decisive grace, without a decisive joke or sincere emotion, without sincere feelings, clearly robotic, profoundly boring.