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Err, can I get a dictionary with that..?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words 
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
 pardon?! |
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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?! "
You what? I got stick at complimentary |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?!
You what? I got stick at complimentary "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Can't say I have this problem.
It does happen occasionally when I'm reading a book or a journal article, but then I just ask Marc cuz he knows he's smarter than me so I'm not embarrassed 
-Courtney |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I find "big" words alienating and try to avoid them. Also comes across as showing off. "
Yea I guess it might be but I suppose people think if you've got, flaunt it? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Can't say I have this problem.
It does happen occasionally when I'm reading a book or a journal article, but then I just ask Marc cuz he knows he's smarter than me so I'm not embarrassed
-Courtney"
Ahh I need a Marc-droid! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?! "
You mean he said more than 'wanna meet for a f**k'? That's exciting! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?!
You mean he said more than 'wanna meet for a f**k'? That's exciting! "
he put a lot of effort into it and I can't even reply coz I don't know what he means these poor men just can't win! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I find "big" words alienating and try to avoid them. Also comes across as showing off. "
How is knowing, and using a word in a proper sentence "showing off"  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?!
You mean he said more than 'wanna meet for a f**k'? That's exciting!
he put a lot of effort into it and I can't even reply coz I don't know what he means these poor men just can't win! "
Lol....just tell him how much you loved his message without replying to anything in it! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"So, to summarize: Don't use big words, it scares some of the natives and makes them feel like you're showing off. Says more about them than it does you.
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This 
Although, it has been proven that 'dumbing down' sometimes, is a good way to get along with people and help them warm to you, (including but not limited to) the man in the street to the most senior of professionals.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation "
When you've worked it out don't forget to put your reply in the same translation tool the other way before sending |
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By *ackspopCouple
over a year ago
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"Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation "
Seriously, copy and paste into ms word and highlight any words you're unsure of, use right click, synonyms or dictionary and see what they mean. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation
When you've worked it out don't forget to put your reply in the same translation tool the other way before sending "
Good idea.. But if we were ever to meet, could I get a translator? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation
When you've worked it out don't forget to put your reply in the same translation tool the other way before sending
Good idea.. But if we were ever to meet, could I get a translator? "
Or is it translater I don't even know what's going on anymore |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What happened to the good old fashioned "orite love fancy a shag" ?
Romance is dead
That seemed to work for you "
I never said that You actually approached me |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"What happened to the good old fashioned "orite love fancy a shag" ?
Romance is dead
That seemed to work for you
I never said that You actually approached me "
I'm joking, and I'm pretty sure it was the other way around  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Just message back with a message like - I guess you are looking for a shag , so a cock pic would have been suffice "
that would be so much easier, great answer! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation
Seriously, copy and paste into ms word and highlight any words you're unsure of, use right click, synonyms or dictionary and see what they mean.
I actually might  "
Copy n paste it for us lol please |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've found some people use long words to deliberately confuse and think it makes them come across as intelligent. It doesn't. It just shows that you know some long words. Well done |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What happened to the good old fashioned "orite love fancy a shag" ?
Romance is dead
That seemed to work for you
I never said that You actually approached me
I'm joking, and I'm pretty sure it was the other way around "
Ok then  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Here are a few:-
Advantageous — helpful
Ameliorate — improve
Cognizant — aware
Commence — begin, start
Commensurate — equal
Consolidate — combine
Deleterious — harmful
Disseminate — issue, send
Endeavor — try
Erroneous — wrong
Expeditious — fast
Facilitate — ease, help
Inception — start
Implement — carry out
Leverage — use
Optimize — perfect
Prescribed — required
Proficiencies — skills
Promulgate — issue or publish
Proximity — near
Regarding — about
Remuneration — reward, payment
Subsequently — after or later
If I get time I might try and put a nicely worded message to you with all of the above words but not necessarily in order. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've never understood why people use big long words when there's plenty of easy straight to the points words to use instead. Then again I'm a tad ditsy. Though google is your friend. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've found some people use long words to deliberately confuse and think it makes them come across as intelligent. It doesn't. It just shows that you know some long words. Well done "
Just this. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My problem with messages is the opposite. I can not decipher half the things that are said to me.
I do try avoiding overly long words or elongated sentences though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I find "big" words alienating and try to avoid them. Also comes across as showing off.
How is knowing, and using a word in a proper sentence "showing off" "
Cos it can be pompous and unnecessary. Common vernacular is more relatable. |
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By *ackspopCouple
over a year ago
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"I've found some people use long words to deliberately confuse and think it makes them come across as intelligent. It doesn't. It just shows that you know some long words. Well done
Just this. "
U fck? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I hate people who come on Here and use big words just to make themselves look perspicacious.
Sorry, what? "
Yeah...I didn't quite understand that either lol |
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It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"80% of the messages we receive are :-
How are you ?
So pretty easy for us to decipher most of ours lol "
Your lucky then...I often get
Meet me now
Hey wanna fuck
Your mouth would look good wrapped around my cock
And my favourite one
Im free now, here's my number
What ever happened to
Hi how are you both?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Here are a few:-
Advantageous — helpful
Ameliorate — improve
Cognizant — aware
Commence — begin, start
Commensurate — equal
Consolidate — combine
Deleterious — harmful
Disseminate — issue, send
Endeavor — try
Erroneous — wrong
Expeditious — fast
Facilitate — ease, help
Inception — start
Implement — carry out
Leverage — use
Optimize — perfect
Prescribed — required
Proficiencies — skills
Promulgate — issue or publish
Proximity — near
Regarding — about
Remuneration — reward, payment
Subsequently — after or later
If I get time I might try and put a nicely worded message to you with all of the above words but not necessarily in order."
is this a test??  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've found some people use long words to deliberately confuse and think it makes them come across as intelligent. It doesn't. It just shows that you know some long words. Well done
Just this.
U fck?"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've found some people use long words to deliberately confuse and think it makes them come across as intelligent. It doesn't. It just shows that you know some long words. Well done
Just this.
U fck?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"This thread has shamed me into using words no longer than seven letters.
Well done."
Don't be shamed into using smaller words the thread was intended to make people laugh either with or at me not to cause offence or shame |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language "
Although I do love linguistics and everything, it's pointless if you can't communicate. There's really no point in words if you're not being understood or listened to. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fuck it, I'll stick to grunting in future
A love a man who grunts 
I've been told my grunts speak volumes
I bet  "
Ask me how I am first thing in the morning and the grunt will tell you exactly how I am  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Here are a few:-
Advantageous — helpful
Ameliorate — improve
Cognizant — aware
Commence — begin, start
Commensurate — equal
Consolidate — combine
Deleterious — harmful
Disseminate — issue, send
Endeavor — try
Erroneous — wrong
Expeditious — fast
Facilitate — ease, help
Inception — start
Implement — carry out
Leverage — use
Optimize — perfect
Prescribed — required
Proficiencies — skills
Promulgate — issue or publish
Proximity — near
Regarding — about
Remuneration — reward, payment
Subsequently — after or later
If I get time I might try and put a nicely worded message to you with all of the above words but not necessarily in order.
is this a test?? "
Fuk me, its like being at school again lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language
I do celebrate it.. I just don't understand it but that just shows stupidity on my part I don't expect people to change the way they speak to me though although they might after this thread "
Please stop calling yourself stupid. x
Everyone is an expert at something. Not knowing certain words doesn't make you stupid, but neither does it make people clever if they do use big words. It just makes you both different to each other.
If it bothers you, perhaps you're not compatible. Some people talk that way to try to appear clever, some people talk that way just because they do. |
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"It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language
I do celebrate it.. I just don't understand it but that just shows stupidity on my part I don't expect people to change the way they speak to me though although they might after this thread "
Good.
There are threads on here sometimes that I don't understand because they're discussing something in language that I just don't understand, I know they're typing English but it might as well be an obscure Tibetan dialect |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language
Although I do love linguistics and everything, it's pointless if you can't communicate. There's really no point in words if you're not being understood or listened to."
I hear cunning lingusts get to the point quite well |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Apparently the average reading age in the uk is 8 and the majority of the day to day reading materials/leaflets etc are aimed at that level. I was surprised when I heard it.
But there are somethings I don't understand at times so I get Paul to translate them or if he's at work.... My son |
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"Apparently the average reading age in the uk is 8 and the majority of the day to day reading materials/leaflets etc are aimed at that level. I was surprised when I heard it.
But there are somethings I don't understand at times so I get Paul to translate them or if he's at work.... My son "
Shite. Below average again  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm ok with long words of more than two syllables. It's the rarely seen in public life,ostentatious stuff I don't have time for. I mean,if I was sitting in a pub,waiting for someone to finish a sentence with lots of big words in I'd be bored shitless. However,I do find it easier to say a big word that precis a whole sentence. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?! "
You need an interpreter, and not a dictionary
I'm willing to offer my cunning linguist skills, and I don't require anything in return |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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It's such a shame that our collective vocabulary is being reduced via this peer pressure.
There are plenty of words that I don't understand, but at least if it's written I can discreetly look it up. Why would anyone not want to increase the communication tools at their disposal?
Linguistic variety should be celebrated, not denigrated.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's such a shame that our collective vocabulary is being reduced via this peer pressure.
There are plenty of words that I don't understand, but at least if it's written I can discreetly look it up. Why would anyone not want to increase the communication tools at their disposal?
Linguistic variety should be celebrated, not denigrated.
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At no point did I say I wanted people to change their vocab as I've said in a post somewhere above it was intended to make people laugh.. Now can we not make arguments out of a silly joke please |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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I love words. I regularly encounter new ones and look them up. Language is something I've always loved. If people think that makes me a wanker than so be it; I'd rather sound like me than have to nitpick over every word and phrase I use on the forums just in case I use a word that might be obscure to some but not to me. |
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"It's such a shame that our collective vocabulary is being reduced via this peer pressure.
There are plenty of words that I don't understand, but at least if it's written I can discreetly look it up. Why would anyone not want to increase the communication tools at their disposal?
Linguistic variety should be celebrated, not denigrated.
At no point did I say I wanted people to change their vocab as I've said in a post somewhere above it was intended to make people laugh.. Now can we not make arguments out of a silly joke please "
Not arguing, well I wasn't just presenting the case for. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's such a shame that our collective vocabulary is being reduced via this peer pressure.
There are plenty of words that I don't understand, but at least if it's written I can discreetly look it up. Why would anyone not want to increase the communication tools at their disposal?
Linguistic variety should be celebrated, not denigrated.
At no point did I say I wanted people to change their vocab as I've said in a post somewhere above it was intended to make people laugh.. Now can we not make arguments out of a silly joke please
Not arguing, well I wasn't just presenting the case for. "
I wasn't either oh god.. I just mean I'm not intending to make people that use bigger words (as I put it) feel like they have use simpler words. I just don't want people to take offence when none was intended
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"It's such a shame that our collective vocabulary is being reduced via this peer pressure.
There are plenty of words that I don't understand, but at least if it's written I can discreetly look it up. Why would anyone not want to increase the communication tools at their disposal?
Linguistic variety should be celebrated, not denigrated.
At no point did I say I wanted people to change their vocab as I've said in a post somewhere above it was intended to make people laugh.. Now can we not make arguments out of a silly joke please
Not arguing, well I wasn't just presenting the case for.
I wasn't either oh god.. I just mean I'm not intending to make people that use bigger words (as I put it) feel like they have use simpler words. I just don't want people to take offence when none was intended
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Lol, put the spade down .
I know what you mean. |
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"Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation
When you've worked it out don't forget to put your reply in the same translation tool the other way before sending
Good idea.. But if we were ever to meet, could I get a translator? "
Just flash your boobs and look longingly into his eyes and he'll soon lose the power of speech lol xx. |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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At no point did I say I wanted people to change their vocab as I've said in a post somewhere above it was intended to make people laugh.. Now can we not make arguments out of a silly joke please "
Wasn't aimed at you, and I'm sorry that the thread has gone off in an undesired direction. But it already had...
Hope the fella is worth the effort. Is his cock pic next to a dictionary instead of a sky remote? |
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?! "
if only there were some kind of interconnected network where one could go to check those words,we could even shorten it to hmmm lets say internet that would be just frickin amazing haha |
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"Oh please don't let this thread be as disastrous as my last one basically I'm thick and need small clear concise messages the sender did nothing wrong the message was very nice.. (I think) now that's cleared up I think I'll go off and copy and paste said message into Google translate and hope they have an English for dumb people translation
When you've worked it out don't forget to put your reply in the same translation tool the other way before sending
Good idea.. But if we were ever to meet, could I get a translator?
Or is it translater I don't even know what's going on anymore "
It is "interpreter", unless you want them to produce a translation in writing.
Just yesterday, I was laughed at for using the word "indeed". |
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?!
You need an interpreter, and not a dictionary
I'm willing to offer my cunning linguist skills, and I don't require anything in return "
I don't speak Google-Translate-French!!!
Can you assist me too lol
They are talking about their goldfish |
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?!
You need an interpreter, and not a dictionary
I'm willing to offer my cunning linguist skills, and I don't require anything in return
I don't speak Google-Translate-French!!!
Can you assist me too lol
They are talking about their goldfish "
Poisson d'or ?
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?!
You need an interpreter, and not a dictionary
I'm willing to offer my cunning linguist skills, and I don't require anything in return
I don't speak Google-Translate-French!!!
Can you assist me too lol
They are talking about their goldfish
Poisson d'or ?
Sounds like an auto carrot to me "
Sounds like a load of... to moi |
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"So I've just received a well written and complimentary message and I want to reply, trouble is the sender has used words outside of my vocabulary range and I don't know what the hell he's saying. I'm fairly intelligent and not a complete dunce, but I do sometimes struggle with big words
Anyways it got me thinking.. Am I the only thicko here that reads a message and is like..
pardon?!
You mean he said more than 'wanna meet for a f**k'? That's exciting!
he put a lot of effort into it and I can't even reply coz I don't know what he means these poor men just can't win! "
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At no point did I say I wanted people to change their vocab as I've said in a post somewhere above it was intended to make people laugh.. Now can we not make arguments out of a silly joke please
Wasn't aimed at you, and I'm sorry that the thread has gone off in an undesired direction. But it already had...
Hope the fella is worth the effort. Is his cock pic next to a dictionary instead of a sky remote?"
Now that would have won me over instantly |
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"I love words. I regularly encounter new ones and look them up. Language is something I've always loved. If people think that makes me a wanker than so be it; I'd rather sound like me than have to nitpick over every word and phrase I use on the forums just in case I use a word that might be obscure to some but not to me."
Amen, sister! I don't use my vocabulary to impress people, I use it because the words I know are appropriate to the conversation I'm having. Flashing boobs also helps, to be fair, but if I'm flashing boobs, I'm probably too d*unk to remember half my vocabulary list anyway!! |
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"Here are a few:-
Advantageous — helpful
Ameliorate — improve
Cognizant — aware
Commence — begin, start
Commensurate — equal
Consolidate — combine
Deleterious — harmful
Disseminate — issue, send
Endeavor — try
Erroneous — wrong
Expeditious — fast
Facilitate — ease, help
Inception — start
Implement — carry out
Leverage — use
Optimize — perfect
Prescribed — required
Proficiencies — skills
Promulgate — issue or publish
Proximity — near
Regarding — about
Remuneration — reward, payment
Subsequently — after or later
If I get time I might try and put a nicely worded message to you with all of the above words but not necessarily in order.
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What about Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious? |
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"I find "big" words alienating and try to avoid them. Also comes across as showing off.
Yea I guess it might be but I suppose people think if you've got, flaunt it? "
Those who are profound seek clarity those who are a not seek obscurity as if the waters are cloudy and they cannot see the bottom the crowd assumes they must be deep.
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"Here are a few:-
Advantageous — helpful
Ameliorate — improve
Cognizant — aware
Commence — begin, start
Commensurate — equal
Consolidate — combine
Deleterious — harmful
Disseminate — issue, send
Endeavor — try
Erroneous — wrong
Expeditious — fast
Facilitate — ease, help
Inception — start
Implement — carry out
Leverage — use
Optimize — perfect
Prescribed — required
Proficiencies — skills
Promulgate — issue or publish
Proximity — near
Regarding — about
Remuneration — reward, payment
Subsequently — after or later
If I get time I might try and put a nicely worded message to you with all of the above words but not necessarily in order.
What about Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious? "
only with a spoonful of sugar. I don' think it helps the medicine go down though |
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"I find "big" words alienating and try to avoid them. Also comes across as showing off.
Yea I guess it might be but I suppose people think if you've got, flaunt it?
Those who are profound seek clarity those who are a not seek obscurity as if the waters are cloudy and they cannot see the bottom the crowd assumes they must be deep.
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I tend to agree.... even though I talk out my arse a lot |
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"Here are a few:-
Advantageous — helpful
Ameliorate — improve
Cognizant — aware
Commence — begin, start
Commensurate — equal
Consolidate — combine
Deleterious — harmful
Disseminate — issue, send
Endeavor — try
Erroneous — wrong
Expeditious — fast
Facilitate — ease, help
Inception — start
Implement — carry out
Leverage — use
Optimize — perfect
Prescribed — required
Proficiencies — skills
Promulgate — issue or publish
Proximity — near
Regarding — about
Remuneration — reward, payment
Subsequently — after or later
If I get time I might try and put a nicely worded message to you with all of the above words but not necessarily in order.
What about Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious? "
Super Cally Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious |
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"It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language
Although I do love linguistics and everything, it's pointless if you can't communicate. There's really no point in words if you're not being understood or listened to.
I hear cunning lingusts get to the point quite well "
Dab nammit! Knew as I was reading down the comments that someone would have beaten me to this haha. Gotta love a cunning linguist |
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"It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language
Although I do love linguistics and everything, it's pointless if you can't communicate. There's really no point in words if you're not being understood or listened to.
I hear cunning lingusts get to the point quite well
Dab nammit! Knew as I was reading down the comments that someone would have beaten me to this haha. Gotta love a cunning linguist "
a tricky tongue turns tender topics totally turbulent? |
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"I love words. I regularly encounter new ones and look them up. Language is something I've always loved. If people think that makes me a wanker than so be it; I'd rather sound like me than have to nitpick over every word and phrase I use on the forums just in case I use a word that might be obscure to some but not to me."
I'm the same So many fascinating words out there! Even if I don't always remember them the next day haha. I love looking at where the word originated from too.
OP I totally get what you're saying though. I laugh at myself sometimes as I have to go and Google something. |
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"I hear cunning lingusts get to the point quite well
Dab nammit! Knew as I was reading down the comments that someone would have beaten me to this haha. Gotta love a cunning linguist
a tricky tongue turns tender topics totally turbulent?"
Say that three times fast! I could only just get it out correctly once haha |
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"The greater majority of messages are veritable exponents of the art of floccinaucinihilipilification."
the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
If you use google chrome as your browser OP you highlight the word you don't understand then right click and the explanation is brught up for you.
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"I hear cunning lingusts get to the point quite well
Dab nammit! Knew as I was reading down the comments that someone would have beaten me to this haha. Gotta love a cunning linguist
a tricky tongue turns tender topics totally turbulent?
Say that three times fast! I could only just get it out correctly once haha"
nah, I have shitty oral skills, I only got it out once with no errors, twice with one error, and three times with 12 errors |
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"The greater majority of messages are veritable exponents of the art of floccinaucinihilipilification.the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
If you use google chrome as your browser OP you highlight the word you don't understand then right click and the explanation is brught up for you.
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Well I never... The 'puter things are a bit clever.
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"The greater majority of messages are veritable exponents of the art of floccinaucinihilipilification.the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
If you use google chrome as your browser OP you highlight the word you don't understand then right click and the explanation is brught up for you.
Well I never... The 'puter things are a bit clever.
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too clever. if they did not require instruction, they might take over
that should totally be a film, and the main 'puter should be called skynet.... that's not ripping off any movie franchises right? |
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"We have a beautiful and rich language so why restrict it to the most common few hundred words? We learn new words by seeing and hearing them in use.
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onomatopaeic terms are great, as are alliterated sentences, the waves washed white shores |
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"We have a beautiful and rich language so why restrict it to the most common few hundred words? We learn new words by seeing and hearing them in use.
onomatopaeic terms are great, as are alliterated sentences, the waves washed white shores"
The susurration of the shingle on the shore? |
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"We have a beautiful and rich language so why restrict it to the most common few hundred words? We learn new words by seeing and hearing them in use.
onomatopaeic terms are great, as are alliterated sentences, the waves washed white shores
The susurration of the shingle on the shore?"
as the sipid smell of the sea satiates our senses |
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"It's difficult because some just have a wider vocabulary and its just the way they speak. I would never insult somebodies intelligence by deliberately dumbing my vocab down (not that it's huge compared to many anyway) and I really hope nobody would do that to me.
Celebrate our rich and varied language
Although I do love linguistics and everything, it's pointless if you can't communicate. There's really no point in words if you're not being understood or listened to.
I hear cunning lingusts get to the point quite well
Dab nammit! Knew as I was reading down the comments that someone would have beaten me to this haha. Gotta love a cunning linguist "
Especially one who gets in there quickly |
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"We have a beautiful and rich language so why restrict it to the most common few hundred words? We learn new words by seeing and hearing them in use.
onomatopaeic terms are great, as are alliterated sentences, the waves washed white shores
The susurration of the shingle on the shore?
as the sipid smell of the sea satiates our senses"
This concatenation of canny chatter could completely cloud the cogitation of this thread. |
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"We have a beautiful and rich language so why restrict it to the most common few hundred words? We learn new words by seeing and hearing them in use.
onomatopaeic terms are great, as are alliterated sentences, the waves washed white shores
The susurration of the shingle on the shore?"
I also assume assimilating classy assonance assaults the synaptic sine waves too |
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"We have a beautiful and rich language so why restrict it to the most common few hundred words? We learn new words by seeing and hearing them in use.
onomatopaeic terms are great, as are alliterated sentences, the waves washed white shores
The susurration of the shingle on the shore?
as the sipid smell of the sea satiates our senses
This concatenation of canny chatter could completely cloud the cogitation of this thread."
ah yes, we are cantankerous creatures of non-conformity, casting casual conversation to incarceration allowing conceptualistic contrivities to conglomerate |
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