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re: If you say *big word* then "so" then *synonym-of-big-word* does that....

Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:49 am to
Posted by Slagathor
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:49 am to
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LCA131


Probably the safest choice. It could be really embarrassing to get called out for using words that you'd need to look up.
Posted by LCA131
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:52 am to
One syllable each...like, "blow me, babe", or "your tits are nice".
Posted by LZ83
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:54 am to
Yeah. Sadly true.
Posted by Darth_Vader
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:56 am to
Im confused. Are you trying to tell us you're constipated?
Posted by Pectus
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:56 am to
Pussy two syllables.

Posted by LCA131
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:58 am to
and in that case, I would go with vag, twat, cooch...

I really don't ever have to look words up. My vocabulary is expensive and quite a monstrosity.
Posted by Jimbeaux
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:03 am to
I'll admit that I often use "big words", and that it's only after I use them that I regret it because it makes me sound pretentious.

In my mind, I'm always trying to communicate as perfectly as I can, and my word of choice just seems to be the most accurate one that comes to mind. So after I realize that I'm sounding like a douche, sometimes I'll try to restate my point using "smaller words" which probably makes me look like a bigger douche.

Point being, I'm sorry for being a smarty pants douche. It's not intentional. I can't help it.

Posted by Jimbeaux
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:05 am to
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expensive


Do they make you pay a tax for using those big words?
Posted by LSU_Saints_Hornets
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:11 am to
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How do you communicate using esoteric language at work then? So, specialized language.



I often tailor my vocabulary to their jargon. If I am talking to a bunch of operator baws I tend to use language that they can relate to. If I am talking to someone I don't care for I usually use words I find someone without an extensive vocabulary unfamiliar with. If I am talking to my fellow blacks I use ebonics. I am a lexicon chameleon.
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:11 am to
Open the sentence with "listen here Buster" for maximum effect.
Posted by LSU_Saints_Hornets
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:15 am to
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Speaking of people who try to act superior and look like a douche.

It's clear what he meant by big, you're just being a douche.


Maybe to someone with an inferior vocabulary. Why do you protect such atrocities? This is why Americans are perceive as ignorant to other countries. Intellectual mediocrity is defended as if it is a issue that can't be remedied.
Posted by vilma4prez
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:17 am to
You mean like, if I say..
"People are being critic and criticising "?
Posted by RockAndRollDetective
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:20 am to
Protip: Just using the term "big words" in the first place can make you seem kinda dumb.
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:20 am to
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Intellectual mediocrity is defended as if it is a issue that can't be remedied.



Too verbose, be concise for greater effect.

"Intellectual mediocrity is defended as if it can't be remedied."

ETA: Its like the common form argument on here of "you do realize that "whatever argument they want to make".

That sort of intro only weakens an argument.
This post was edited on 10/4/17 at 9:22 am
Posted by Pectus
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:21 am to
A personable polyglot!
This post was edited on 10/4/17 at 9:23 am
Posted by LSU_Saints_Hornets
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:31 am to
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Too verbose, be concise for greater effect.



Intellectual mediocrity is defended as if it is a issue that can't be remedied.

Which word should I remove from this sentence that will improve its effectiveness and ability to be widely perceived?
Posted by studentsect
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:32 am to
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I really don't ever have to look words up. My vocabulary is expensive and quite a monstrosity.



I enjoyed this, thanks.
Posted by LSU_Saints_Hornets
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:33 am to
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Protip: Just using the term "big words" in the first place can make you seem kinda dumb.



That is exactly what I was trying to convey in my first post, but I get shitted on.
Posted by LCA131
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:35 am to
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but I get shitted on


Some of it you earn, Son.
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:44 am to
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Intellectual mediocrity is defended as if it is a issue that can't be remedied.

Which word should I remove from this sentence that will improve its effectiveness and ability to be widely perceived?


What i said, the "is an issue" part is redundant and not necessary. I was just being a dick anyway and am horrible at making my reports concise in work. Its a message board and people should respond in a manner consistent with the media of communication. Correct grammar, sentence structure (to a degree), flowery language isn't necessary - just giving you some shite cause of your prior responses.
This post was edited on 10/4/17 at 9:45 am
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