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Geiko
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
France2044 Posts
October 16 2013 22:24 GMT
#21
Are you sure you used "in lieu" correctly ?
geiko.813 (EU)
EJK
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States1302 Posts
October 16 2013 23:10 GMT
#22
On October 17 2013 07:24 Geiko wrote:
Are you sure you used "in lieu" correctly ?

crap, actually now that I look at it no I am not sure
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Dangermousecatdog
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom7084 Posts
October 17 2013 14:17 GMT
#23
Haha. I'll just presume you are young then. Don't worry, as you grow older, you will naturally absorb and extend your vocabulary.

Little advice, vocabulary is in how you use it. Communication is more important than gibberish. What you just wrote might sound impressive, but doesn't make any sense. Even if you meant for "in lieu" for "for the purposes of", it doesn't make sense. Try cerebrum, instead of cerebellum.
Recognizable
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Netherlands1552 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-17 19:57:14
October 17 2013 19:52 GMT
#24
Actually what he wrote doesn't sound impressive. It sounds silly. Don't use words you don't know. You might've read up on the definition of a word in a dictionary. But depending on context it can still sound out of place. Generally, you also don't want to use words which aren't used often because this will make it harder for the reader to understand, unless it has a more precise meaning/connotationfor the particular context in which you are using it, then go ahead.
Azera
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3800 Posts
October 17 2013 23:57 GMT
#25
This thread is hilarious. Just read more books.
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Oboeman
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada3980 Posts
October 18 2013 01:19 GMT
#26
On October 16 2013 02:07 hypercube wrote:
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On October 15 2013 10:35 Oboeman wrote:
Be careful. A lot of Gretorp's big words are used in odd contexts. Technically, I don't think any of them are used incorrectly, but it's not necessarily the way the word is normally used, or maybe another word would be used instead most of them.

For example, since day 1 of NASL I have been bothered by his use of "accurate".
"He is able to defend accurately!"
I swear that he originally used it instead of adequately, and then somehow convinced himself that he actually meant accurately. Maybe he really does mean accurately.


Isn't Gretorp a pretty decent chess player? To defend accurately is a common expression in chess. It refers to situations where you need a series of specific (accurate) moves to defend and playing based on general themes or just reacting to immediate threats would lead to disaster.

you are probably right about this
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12893 Posts
October 18 2013 02:26 GMT
#27
Having a larger vocab library is important because once you go to work, when you talk to your boss or clients or colleagues, you will stand out from the rest.
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
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Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
October 18 2013 02:33 GMT
#28
Those aren't really complex words lol
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