So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

[LizzieMaine]

The technical term for such usages as "he and myself" is "hypercorrection" --it comes from a fear of being seen as incorrect, under the assumption that a more ornate phrase is always higher prestige than a simple one. I've often noticed that this type of speech is very common among middle-class strivers.

Real upper class, highly-educated people are often refreshingly blunt in their speech. I remember one old-money Harvard WASP type who was a theatre regular turning to his wife upon entering and saying "you get the popcorn, I'm going to the can."

 

[GHT]

^^^^^^
That’s it, I think. The more syllables, the more words, the more learned the speaker attempts to portray him- or herself.

That narcissistic image Tony describes is akin to those debatable celebrity "A" listers, meaning, those who think that they are "A" listers, and their behaviour. They will do anything to keep themselves famous.

Posing nude, being in fake relationships, wearing scandalous outfits, sleeping around, make controversial statements.

And it works. Journalists thrive on the gossip and editors know that it will sell newspapers.
Beat me, bore me, but don’t ignore me.