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I do this all the time and i think it stems from my insecurities Wait is "stems from" what i want to use here? It sounds weird now. "Stems from" say it 3 times fast. Weird right? Better Google it
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I sometimes do yeah
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Sep 2, 2022 01:54
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No OP because I make drat sure I know what the words mean before I start using them.
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Sep 2, 2022 01:56
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There are like 200+ words, why would i not look one up every once in a while? There are a lot of words.
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Sep 2, 2022 01:57
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Probably about twice a month yeah I'm a low key word nerd though and sometimes look up words because I'm curious about origins/etymology
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Sep 2, 2022 01:59
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The in browser spell checkers don't know a lot of weirder words so you gotta double check you are spelling it right and not mixing up shnaushaver with snushaver and whatnot, and cross reference with urban dictionary, because trust me, you don't want to make that mistake.
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Sep 2, 2022 02:06
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Yaldabaoth posted:No OP because I make drat sure I know what the words mean before I start using them. That's literally what OP is suggesting, professor
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Sep 2, 2022 02:07
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etymology is cool as hell, op
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Sep 2, 2022 02:08
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Buce posted:etymology is cool as hell, op Yeah this. My wife sort of jokingly gives me poo poo when I'm looking at a word in French and, even though I'm somewhat bilingual, I think about how it relates to the English word it sort of looks like. "You're doing your word thing again?" Yes. Yes, I am.
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Sep 2, 2022 02:11
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The Bloop posted:That's literally what OP is suggesting, professor To me it sounded like he was asking if you google words after you've already been using them for a while whereas I look up the meanings before I even start using them. At least that's how I read his comment.
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Sep 2, 2022 02:25
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Dictionaries are a crutch, just make up words
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Sep 2, 2022 02:28
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It's provacative.
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Sep 2, 2022 02:28
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Yaldabaoth posted:No OP because I make drat sure I know what the words mean before I start using them. Oh, word?
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Sep 2, 2022 02:30
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No op because I beleive in myself
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Sep 2, 2022 02:34
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 ing is the harbringer of good postes
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Sep 2, 2022 02:36
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:Oh, word? However I did not make sure I read the OP's comment correctly before I responded, my bad.
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Sep 2, 2022 02:37
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Yeah sometimes.
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Sep 2, 2022 02:52
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Nothing finer.
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Sep 2, 2022 02:59
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languages whose written forms are based on pictograms and ideograms like chinese and such are also cool as hell. little drawings that make meanings that make sounds -- very neato.
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Sep 2, 2022 03:14
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People should Google lots of stuff. One of the most annoying things I see on the internet is someone says something interesting and like clockwork, every time, there's some dipshit who replies "Wait, What?" followed by 5 people who give 5 different and incorrect answers.
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Sep 2, 2022 03:19
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What a Duketastrophe!
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Sep 2, 2022 03:20
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Once in a blue moon, yeah. Just wanna make sure I’m using the correct term/spelling and not be bothered with being an anxiety-riddled dork  Edit: mee spel gud You Are A Werewolf fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Sep 2, 2022 |
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The Bloop posted:That's literally what OP is suggesting, professor lmfao
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Yeah I often end up hyper focusing on etymology of the word after i Google it and going down a rabbit hole of Wikipedia articles or whatever. Then I probably forget to even say what I was looking it up for. I also like learning about other languages. I tried to learn Japanese, got through memorizing hiragana and katakana and then I got to Kanji and I couldn't do it. But I know a few phrases and stuff so I guess it wasn't a total waste. I also have learned quite a bit of Spanish to the point where i can read and understand it pretty well, especially if I actually practice it. But I can't speak it hardly at all. I think I get anxiety about looking stupid if I get things wrong. I need to get over that.
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All the time, OP. If I'm already sitting at the computer or on my phone, it takes a tiny amount of time and effort, so why wouldn't I? That said I don't straight up google the word, I look it up on dictionary.com. I want the definition, not the thing itself.
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Sep 2, 2022 04:12
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No, I have memorized the entire dictionary, you're welcome op
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Sep 2, 2022 04:13
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all of my word choices are perfectly cromulent thank you
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Sep 2, 2022 04:38
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That's why my spelling is implacable!
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Sep 2, 2022 05:00
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Yes, because I’m obtuse
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Sep 2, 2022 05:04
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Yeah I’m a writer, I use a dictionary.
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this is the most interesting thread i've read in a long time
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Sep 2, 2022 05:46
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Yes, I'm overly caustic when it comes to making mistakes.
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I am a professional translator and I do it frequently. Funnily enough, often not because I don't know what a word means, but because there is a tendency in English marketing texts to use words that sound "cool" but don't really mean what the person using them thinks they mean. Sometimes you get words that actually have a negative connotation or just don't fit in context and then I have to look up the meaning and try to grasp what they thought it ment so I can use the correct equivalent in German.
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Sep 2, 2022 07:13
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*googles thread title word by word* ...Huh!
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Sep 2, 2022 07:47
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I’m pretty sure it’s “stams from”. No need to thank me OP
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Sep 2, 2022 14:46
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It's actually stamps from
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Yesterday I looked up whether it was frustoconical or frustroconical. And whether that was in fact the name of the shape I was thinking of.
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I use words every day, if anyone has any questions about them I have a few decades of experience.
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Sep 2, 2022 14:52
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n... *checks google* No!
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Fat Dan posted:I use words every day, if anyone has any questions about them I have a few decades of experience. What is your fave?
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