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Writ large?

Writ is an old spelling of written. Writ large then means written large, or literally written in large letters, large in size.

If something is written in large letters, then it is clearly legible and easy to read.

Hence, metaphorically speaking, if something is described as writ large, then it is big and magnified, clear and unmistakable.

The public writ large, to wit, means the public at large or the population in general.

All right, no more ado, media examples of writ large or, for that matter, small:

1. IT SEEMS every pundit in America has an opinion to offer Governor Christie on running for the presidency.

Republican partisans urge him to run to save the GOP from drowning in a sea of bitter tea. Democratic partisans cite his faults, hoping Christie won’t challenge a weakened President Obama. One well-known columnist even took on the governor's weight and advised a salad and a walk.

I’ve spent time with Christie over the years, and my advice to the governor is this: Do not run if you will be less of a president than you want to be. The people who want you to run want to win the White House more than they care about what happens after the election. You’re product to them. Good product, but product, nonetheless.

Christie is not shy for ego. No one running for high office should be shy for ego. False modesty was perhaps attractive in an 18th-century debutante. It looks ridiculous on a 21st-century politician.