Do you have any friends (or foes) that insist on using big and flowery words? It doesn’t matter if they’re doing it to sound smart or just because it’s how they talk, it’s still annoying, right? I find that this typically occurs in office settings or networking events…ugh.
Lifehacker recent tweeted:
Quick survey: What
fancy
words actually make you sound like an ass?
Sound off below
— Lifehacker (@lifehacker) September 5, 2019
And the responses are quite entertaining!
13. Feeling so juxtaposed
— Ryan Connolly (@ryanoc) September 5, 2019
12. How do you pronounce croissant?
People speaking English who pronounce croissant in *French*
— Eli P. (@hello_im_ep) September 5, 2019
11. Stop with the utilization!
Utilization
— Todd Burks (@tcburks) September 5, 2019
10. What does ‘bespoke’ even mean?
bespoke
— L0rd Humungus (@KunzeFall) September 5, 2019
9. Just say “collect”
curate
— Mindy
(@ydn1m) September 5, 2019
8. In addition to…
Moreover
— Eener (@ilovelalochezia) September 5, 2019
7. Just a perfectionist being perfect
Pedantic – Both the word and the people it describes.
— Junk Itup (@junkitupyo) September 5, 2019
6. “Let’s leverage that skill.” *eye roll*
"Leverage" instead of just "use." Ugh.
— thatsoftwareguy (@thatsoftwareguy) September 5, 2019
5. Any sentence that has this word sounds like a backhanded comment
Behooves
— John Torre (@torrejohn1) September 5, 2019
4. On the contrary…
Counterintuitive
— Ted McCune (@mooreted) September 5, 2019
3. What???
superfluous…I mean, can't you just say "extra"?
— Trace Belcher (@tracebelcher) September 6, 2019
2. Really, Karen?
When people say some shit like, "a holistic approach".
— Sir Paco Crisp Ⓥ (@SirPacoCrisp) September 6, 2019
1. An outdated business term
synergy
— Christopher C. Moore (@Cool_C_Mo) September 5, 2019
To be clear, if you have a vast vocabulary, we’re not trying to discourage you from using it. Being knowledgable is totally a good thing.
Just please try to not to come off as pretentious or condescending. The point of communicating is to get your point across. Check the highfalutin language at the door.
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