""Don, no doubt that "oftentimes" is a correct English word. To my feeling, it does not sound profound, but somewhat finicky, as if it were slightly archaic. As I said, I may be wrong.""

Oh dear! One more try.

The whole sentence was a sideswipe at the type of twerp who uses long words in a futile attempt to seem erudite.

It was me taking the piss by doing exactly the same thing I was taking the piss out of.

In that context, the aforementioned twerp would have no choice but to pick the only unusual word, where no $5 words presented themselves..

Hence "oftentimes"!

Don T.