• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 14:23
CET 20:23
KST 04:23
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT28Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8
Community News
Weekly Cups (Feb 16-22): MaxPax doubles0Weekly Cups (Feb 9-15): herO doubles up2ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/0258LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals (Feb 10-16)46Weekly Cups (Feb 2-8): Classic, Solar, MaxPax win2
StarCraft 2
General
Buy high-quality undetectable fake counterfeit USD Buy Weed In Sydney telegram @greenplug420 Terran AddOns placement How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game? Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker
Tourneys
PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) RSL Season 4 announced for March-April Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament SEL Doubles (SC Evo Bimonthly) WardiTV Team League Season 10
Strategy
Custom Maps
Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026] Map Editor closed ?
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 515 Together Forever Mutation # 514 Ulnar New Year Mutation # 513 Attrition Warfare
Brood War
General
Recent recommended BW games It's March 3rd Soma Explains: JD's Unrelenting Aggro vs FlaSh TvZ is the most complete match up BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues BWCL Season 64 Announcement The Casual Games of the Week Thread [LIVE] [S:21] ASL Season Open Day 1
Strategy
Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2 Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Zealot bombing is no longer popular?
Other Games
General Games
Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Online Quake Live Config Editor Tool Diablo 2 thread Path of Exile
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread UK Politics Mega-thread NASA and the Private Sector Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion TL MMA Pick'em Pool 2013
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Laptop capable of using Photoshop Lightroom?
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Just Watchers: Why Some Only…
TrAiDoS
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
How do archons sleep?
8882
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2736 users

Gretorp expandin my vocab - Page 2

Blogs > Smurfett3
Post a Reply
Prev 1 2 All
Geiko
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
France1952 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
Sc2 Terran Coach, top 16GM NA - interested in coaching? Message me on teamliquid!
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
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
October 17 2013 23:57 GMT
#25
This thread is hilarious. Just read more books.
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
Oboeman
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada3980 Posts
October 18 2013 01:19 GMT
#26
On October 16 2013 02:07 hypercube wrote:
Show nested quote +
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
12685 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。
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
October 18 2013 02:33 GMT
#28
Those aren't really complex words lol
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Prev 1 2 All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Monday Night Weeklies
17:00
#42
SteadfastSC456
TKL 449
IndyStarCraft 170
BRAT_OK 149
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
SteadfastSC 456
TKL 449
IndyStarCraft 170
BRAT_OK 149
UpATreeSC 117
JuggernautJason91
StarCraft: Brood War
Sea 29562
Britney 25140
Shuttle 572
Mini 148
NaDa 13
soO 7
ajuk12(nOOB) 3
Dota 2
LuMiX1
Counter-Strike
fl0m3695
pashabiceps2377
Heroes of the Storm
MindelVK10
Other Games
gofns53573
tarik_tv16614
Grubby3550
Gorgc2246
Beastyqt863
B2W.Neo718
ceh9561
KnowMe210
C9.Mang0151
ArmadaUGS148
Hui .80
Trikslyr53
Liquid`Hasu8
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV209
Counter-Strike
PGL109
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 18 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• kabyraGe 164
• Reevou 5
• Kozan
• sooper7s
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Migwel
• intothetv
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• FirePhoenix12
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• lizZardDota253
League of Legends
• Nemesis5442
• TFBlade1169
Other Games
• imaqtpie1009
• Shiphtur211
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
4h 37m
PiGosaur Cup
1d 5h
Replay Cast
1d 13h
Replay Cast
2 days
The PondCast
2 days
KCM Race Survival
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
Ultimate Battle
3 days
Light vs ZerO
Replay Cast
4 days
CranKy Ducklings
4 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
5 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Monday Night Weeklies
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Acropolis #4 - TS5
PiG Sty Festival 7.0
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
Spring Cup 2026
WardiTV Winter 2026
Nations Cup 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025

Upcoming

ASL Season 21: Qualifier #1
ASL Season 21: Qualifier #2
ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
CSLAN 4
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
FISSURE Playground #3
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.