Do you ever give yourself "points" in real life for genuinely using archaic or uncommon words in sentences? What are some examples? I'll give an example if this question makes no sense.
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I once was getting chewed out by a gf and I looked at her with a straight face and said "Don't get yourself in a tizzy" The look on her face was priceless.
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I think using uncommon words unnecessarily is unconscionable. I always endeavor to use the most unpretentious phraseology that is apposite.
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You know my vocabulary is chock full of them. I can't behave or speak normally even when I try its still painfully obvious.
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How about giving yourself points for using new vocabulary appropriately? You question was good, for self-improvement, but archaic words are a bit of a stretch. Uncommon or perhaps more technically accurate words might improve the quality of the conversation.
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Heavens to Betsy, and by Jove!
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Be damned whore of Satan... be away with ye.. far from yonder into thy bowels of the unholy guardians of the north... be away.. BE AWAY!!
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I once used "cresset" and "destrier" in a game of Scrabble with my mother. She challenged (and lost) both words, promptly put the board away, and has refused to play Scrabble with me in the 20 years since.
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I like saying the following: Mother of all creatures big and small. Tough titty said the kitty. That will fall faster than a hooker in high heels. Snarky. Skippy (to refer to anyone who is acting like a dork). Coffin nails (to refer to cigarettes). Oh others...
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No I don't. I'd proffer an example except that I don't want to be a cynosure or perceived as a sesquipedalian. ;)
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i say " word to ur mother" a lot- does that count- im told its too 90's but its a classic i think.
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