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Thesaurus substitution is an actual things dumbs do to try to not look dumb. It's really obvious and grating because every few words will almost be used correctly but not quite. Maybe kuato is a dumb.
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ArbitraryC posted:I always thought it was kind of interesting that people felt so threatened by vocabulary that it can actually be socially unacceptable to use words not geared towards literal children in regular conversation/emails, even if the word you used more precisely (and often concisely) conveyed the meaning you were intending. quote:The ideal reading level from an article titled Is Your Business Writing Too Smart for Its Own Good? lol
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Germstore posted:Thesaurus substitution is an actual things dumbs do to try to not look dumb. It's really obvious and grating because every few words will almost be used correctly but not quite. Maybe kuato is a dumb.
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Germstore posted:Thesaurus substitution is an actual things dumbs do to try to not look dumb. It's really obvious and grating because every few words will almost be used correctly but not quite. Maybe kuato is a dumb. A lot of gaming and casino jobs are people with no degrees who "work their way up the ladder", a local guy was arrested for rape and was some lead janitor somewhere and became a Casino Manager. They'd probably write "quit using a thesaurus" for most of the posts in this thread.
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Kuato posted:A lot of gaming and casino jobs are people with no degrees who "work their way up the ladder", a local guy was arrested for rape and was some lead janitor somewhere and became a Casino Manager. They'd probably write "quit using a thesaurus" for most of the posts in this thread. this thread probably isn't the best example to prove your point
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Blue Train posted:from an article titled Is Your Business Writing Too Smart for Its Own Good?
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FuturePastNow posted:propter hoc
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ArbitraryC posted:I've also seen writing guidelines that basically encourage you to use logical fallacies to convince people of things. Like directions on how to shape your language to be emotionally manipulative and subconsciously kindle negative assumptions in the reader about the people who oppose your views. I'm guessing this is basically what you get 4 years of education of when you major in political science. ah the fox news school of writing for any good that studies into psychology have done, so much worse has been done through the exploitation of those findings
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Jan 21, 2015 19:21
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i try to use "thusly" in work emails daily
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Jan 21, 2015 19:24
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Germstore posted:thusly Fart.Bleed.Repeat. posted:i try to use "thusly" in work emails daily I use thusly in research articles, where its a very common word.
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Jan 21, 2015 19:27
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Blue Train posted:ah the fox news school of writing
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Minimalist Program posted:I use thusly in research articles, where its a very common word. In what situation is 'thusly' a better choice than 'thus?'
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Jan 21, 2015 19:31
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ArbitraryC posted:Well the writing style guidelines do highlight inherent issues with the dissemination of ideas and information, often times being thorough and fleshing out your arguments as clearly as possible does more harm than good when it comes to introducing concepts to as many people as possible. It's why we have so many things that are pretty academically conclusive (like NHS being cheaper than private healthcare) that are consistently rebuffed by much simpler (but ultimately incorrect) "common sense" talking points and soundbites. true, most people would rather hear about the Canadians/Europeans coming to the US for better healthcare rather than sifting through a decade or more of cost-benefit analysis, or hell even looking at and interpreting a chart
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Germstore posted:In what situation is 'thusly' a better choice than 'thus?' I just searched a couple of my old pdfs and as it turns I never actually did use the word "thusly" in anything peer reviewed but I use "thus" a whole bunch, my bad.
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Jan 21, 2015 19:34
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ArbitraryC posted:I always thought it was kind of interesting that people felt so threatened by vocabulary that it can actually be socially unacceptable to use words not geared towards literal children in regular conversation/emails, even if the word you used more precisely (and often concisely) conveyed the meaning you were intending. stop being a retard and maybe you won't have to work with other retards
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Jan 21, 2015 19:40
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"man everyone i work with is really dumb" *never stops to think what this implies about myself*
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Jan 21, 2015 19:43
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lergo my ergo
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Germstore posted:In what situation is 'thusly' a better choice than 'thus?' It's not, thats the point? Thus is already an adverb, -ly just makes it more so
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ashgromnies posted:stop being a retard and maybe you won't have to work with other retards
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ashgromnies posted:stop being a retard and maybe you won't have to work with other retards ArbitraryC posted:Actually I work in academia
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erogenously
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let's talk ergot and rye instead
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Fart.Bleed.Repeat. posted:let's talk ergot and rye instead ...?
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Jan 21, 2015 21:07
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carpe poo poo.
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ergo I shall henceforth riposte posthaste
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social vegan posted:whilst social vegan posted:WHILST social vegan posted:WHILST!!!
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they're trying to recommend ben affleck films to you
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open container posted:whilst
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FordPRefectLL posted:if you use anything but the most common words in average conversation you're an annoying douchebag Verily, I am compelled to concur unequivocally.
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good sir
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Also, gently caress "per se." No one uses it correctly and it sounds like someone with a speech impediment trying to slosh enough saliva out of their tongue's way so they can blurt out "pussy."
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Father_Johann posted:Also, gently caress "per se." No one uses it correctly and it sounds like someone with a speech impediment trying to slosh enough saliva out of their tongue's way so they can blurt out "pussy." holy poo poo i'm going to hear it as pussy from now on
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I have a friend who says poo poo like this all the time and when you call him out on using a word incorrectly he just clams up lol loving idiot
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social vegan posted:whilst I don't have a problem with it, pursay. I believe it's "chiefly British" (though I have never examined a specific datum point thusly) so I always read it with a British accent. If said by a non-Brit, though... that seems just ergotistical.
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ArbitraryC posted:I always thought it was kind of interesting that people felt so threatened by vocabulary that it can actually be socially unacceptable to use words not geared towards literal children in regular conversation/emails, even if the word you used more precisely (and often concisely) conveyed the meaning you were intending. There's people who are pretentious about not being pretentious everywhere. Like people who think its cool to throw cigarette butts everywhere. They think it's cool to do something that's lovely because they think it makes them look tough and/or opposed to things that are sensible because sensible things are totally pretentious.
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i like that ben affleck movie 'ergo'
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