SAVE THE WORLD FROM THE ANTIVITRUVIANS

As defined in "Depraved and Insulting English" by Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea:

"ANTIVITUVIAN /an ti vit ROO vee an/ adj. 

Taking Pleasure in destroying architectural monuments."

"This Wonderfully specific word comes to us from the name of the famed Roman architect, Vitruvious. While it is unlikely the reader will ever have the opportunity to rise at a town meeting and, raising his or her voice in a stentorian fashion, cry: "You, sir, are nothing more than a base and vile antivitruvianist!, it is still a word that every lover of fine buildings should know. Certainly there seem to be an inordinate number of these creatures in circulation today."

"Once he promised them a fifty-dollar tax credit, most of the townsfolk came around to supporting the councilman's antivitruvian plan to rip down the seventeenth-century town hall and replace it with a new cinderblock courthouse."

Remind you of anyone?, sound familiar?

Try using it at work soon, trust me the moment will come.

" Well, I believe this is a perfectly acceptable replacement and upgrade for that old block of abandoned 19th century warehouses, and the acres of free parking will be a welcome addition to our town."

Your response?

Well,  just look above and you will see a fine example or post your own usage in sentence form in my comments section. Remember practice makes perfect. A few trial ballons and you too can beat back the tide of crass, talentless, tasteless hacks who seem to spread like bread mold in architecture and development.

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