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Anonymous wrote:What's that word somewhere here uses ? Squee? Swee? I forgot now, it means overly sweet. Unnecessary.

Speaking as a lawyer, we use too many big words for no good reason. It's pretty much our job.

It's not for no reason if you're good at it.

I should have been more precise for you annoying lawyer types. We use too many big words for no good reason.... when speaking to people in casual conversation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's that word somewhere here uses ? Squee? Swee? I forgot now, it means overly sweet. Unnecessary.

Speaking as a lawyer, we use too many big words for no good reason. It's pretty much our job.

twee!

THANK YOU. I got a laugh out of it, couldn't remember the damn consonant.

Anonymous wrote:What's that word somewhere here uses ? Squee? Swee? I forgot now, it means overly sweet. Unnecessary.

Speaking as a lawyer, we use too many big words for no good reason. It's pretty much our job.

It's not for no reason if you're good at it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I have sort of a niggardly vocabulary, so I'm unlikely to do that.

you have to be careful with that one.

Yeah, you might receive an ass whooping for using that word in some circles.

Even though the etymology is completely different from the offensive word, I agree.

Anonymous wrote:What's that word somewhere here uses ? Squee? Swee? I forgot now, it means overly sweet. Unnecessary.

Speaking as a lawyer, we use too many big words for no good reason. It's pretty much our job.

a good word for this is "cloying." (like some of these responses ).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I have sort of a niggardly vocabulary, so I'm unlikely to do that.

you have to be careful with that one.

Yeah, you might receive an ass whooping for using that word in some circles.

^ same with "pianist."

Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I have sort of a niggardly vocabulary, so I'm unlikely to do that.

you have to be careful with that one.

Anonymous wrote:What's that word somewhere here uses ? Squee? Swee? I forgot now, it means overly sweet. Unnecessary.

Speaking as a lawyer, we use too many big words for no good reason. It's pretty much our job.

twee!

I am an English teacher. I read. A lot. I use off the wall words all the time that I don't even realize are off the wall.

Sorry?

What's that word somewhere here uses ? Squee? Swee? I forgot now, it means overly sweet. Unnecessary.

Speaking as a lawyer, we use too many big words for no good reason. It's pretty much our job.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you think when a person uses unusual, complicated words when a much simpler way of saying the same thing is easily available?

What do think when someone asks this question? I am starting to think that the lion's share of DCUMers are the sort of folks who don't know many "unusual, complicated" words and find it offensive that other people do.

actually I'm confident enouhj of my vocabulary to believe that if I don't know the word it must be a really out there, unusual word. Only pompous asses use these types of words and for what? (Now if it is scientific jargon that's something else).

enough

I don't know... I have sort of a niggardly vocabulary, so I'm unlikely to do that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you think when a person uses unusual, complicated words when a much simpler way of saying the same thing is easily available?

What do think when someone asks this question? I am starting to think that the lion's share of DCUMers are the sort of folks who don't know many "unusual, complicated" words and find it offensive that other people do.

actually I'm confident enouhj of my vocabulary to believe that if I don't know the word it must be a really out there, unusual word. Only pompous asses use these types of words and for what? (Now if it is scientific jargon that's something else).

It's beyond peradventure that I would ever do this.