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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm from East Asia. Even though English is my second language, I have a bigger vocabulary than 90% of native-born Americans I encounter. To have my friends tell me that they think I'm pretentious simply for the fact that I use words like "nadir" and "gossamer" is truly amusing and eye-opening. #sorrynotsorry[/quote] I'm a US-born native speaker of American English, and I'm sure that I've used "nadir" in regular conversation. But I doubt that I've ever used "gossamer" in regular conversation. In fact I can't think of any regular conversation I would have where "gossamer" would come up. But maybe you talk more about, I don't know, fine fabrics than I do? Or you're a fan of cirrus clouds?[/quote] It was just one of those things One of those crazy old things A trip to the moon on gossamer wings . . .[/quote]
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