I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent, but I wouldn’t say I’m particularly knowledgeable in many areas and I don’t read anywhere near as much as I should.
One thing I’ve always admired about this place is the way people put together their arguments and their choice of words. Some of which I’ve not come across before. But let’s be honest, there’s a degree of ‘look how smart I am’ when some of these words are rolled out. We all do it. Not necessarily to be a jerk but because we like to sex it up.
So what are some of your favourite words to drop into a sentence when you get the chance? For the uneducated fools like me provide a layman’s synonym so Google can take a break. Conversely what words do you see people using incorrectly?
Let the Elitist Tosser 101 class commence. School’s in…
While a transcendent vocabulary is laudable, one must nevertheless keep incessant surveillance against such loquacious, effusive, voluble verbosity that the calculated objective of communication becomes ensconced in obscurity.
(I memorized that gem in middle school to impress girls – its effectivity was dubious.)
When I educated myself on that one I found a link where many people said they came across that word by watching Adam Sandler and Elmo on Sesame Street!
The kids start early these days.
I might challenge myself to correctly use these words in correspondence at work in the next 1-2 weeks and see how much flak I cop.
I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent, but I wouldn’t say I’m particularly knowledgeable in many areas and I don’t read anywhere near as much as I should.
One thing I’ve always admired about this place is the way people put together their arguments and their choice of words. Some of which I’ve not come across before. But let’s be honest, there’s a degree of ‘look how smart I am’ when some of these words are rolled out. We all do it. Not necessarily to be a jerk but because we like to sex it up.
So what are some of your favourite words to drop into a sentence when you get the chance? For the uneducated fools like me provide a layman’s synonym so Google can take a break. Conversely what words do you see people using incorrectly?
Let the Elitist Tosser 101 class commence. School’s in…
Dissembling (liar, like mendacious man)
Ineffable (too great to describe in words)
Erudite (smart, although I think this is a douche word used by people overreaching to sound smart or at least educated ; there is a difference between smart and educated)
Sophistry (clever but misleading reasoning)
Vapid (really boring and inane, i.e. 99.9% of social media).
These are just a few, some of which I like. I rarely use any. But when I do, I use them literally.