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Ok ...can Anyone Explain It All To Me ?

I PERSONALLY think there is. I much prefer to make myself understood than to try to show off what words I've managed to learn over the years. Sure, if I know my intended audience has a sizable vocabulary too, I let the bon mots fly. But if I'm speaking to a group, or an unknown, or online, I try first and foremost to attempt to make what I'm saying clear. Clear? :)

Lex
 
Travisevian said:
There's nothing wrong with having an above average vocabulary. If you've got it, flaunt it. :)
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There is where I'm from. Most of my teachers didn't know what I was talking about so I dumbed it down.


What's the point if no one knows what you are talking about.
 
Travisevian said:
There's nothing wrong with having an above average vocabulary. If you've got it, flaunt it. :)
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When speaking, it is one thing, despite the fact that your 'vocabulary' may be mistaken as arrogance.

When typing into a post, however, it is impossible to tell if they are your words or if you have taken time to consult an online Thesaurus.
 
You know if anyone has difficulty understanding a word, they can also go to an on-line dictionary. Sometimes they might learn a really useful word for something. I know I do.

I think there is a risk of "dumbing it down" if you start editing your own vocabulary based on what you guess someone else will understand. If I expected everyone to refrain from using words I didn't know, I would think myself pretty lazy.
 
bankside said:
If I expected everyone to refrain from using words I didn't know, I would think myself pretty lazy.
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I hold myself to the same standard. I find it refreshing when someone uses a word I don't know. It encourages me to look it up and expand my vocabulary. This actually helps to keep my brain healthy and active, and this guards against the neurological effects of aging and aging-related mental illnesses.
 
Awwww...

Good to see that JUB is still the same...:D

Guess the new owners haven't changed a thing.
 
People really need to start realising that every person on this planet (and others) are individual and have the right to live as such.

Really, gay guys can be masculine acting, feminine acting and everything in between, just like there are totally straight guys that "act gay" and women who act "Masculine"

We're a random, totally interesting bunch of people, we should really make a better effort to live together as friends and with a certain level of respect!
 
Travisevian said:
What's the point in conformity?
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A lot for most people, but you didn't answer me. Why insist on using larger words when you know it is just confusing those you talk too.


With that said I regret dumbing it down.
 
Oh please, we're on the internet.

If someone's being bombastic, IT'S BECAUSE HE WANTS TO SHOW OFF, NOT BECAUSE HE'S INHERENTLY SOPHISTICATED.

And no its not telling people to "dumb down" because even people with high sophistication don't talk like that normally. It's like he's writing a HUM paper full of b.s.


With that said it's not like he sets a very high standard of diction ya know.

It's not impressive at all, especially when someone awkwardly packs in his sentences with high school level modifiers.

C'mon, complacent? efficacious?

SO HARD.
 
hungrybrownbear said:
^Right, except in this situation, that's not the case.

:)
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For some its easier to talk in circles while being coy and cute than to just answer the question.





Not everyone wants or needs to be taught. In those instances it serves as nothing more than an ego boost.
 
Thynight said:
For some its easier to talk in circles while being coy and cute than to just answer the question.

Not everyone wants or needs to be taught. In those instances it serves as nothing more than an ego boost.
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I hate when that happens. It's not cute, its annoyin'!

:)
 
Hey wait a minute, I has a fantabulous vocabalarry and me ain't dumbing down for nobody. Its about time the unbombastic shitwits tried too smarten up...kinda recoil the the trend eh?


dear s/o, in response to yous original askance...I says:

It is what it is. It was what it was and it are what it are. Always has been, always will be you know.


j/k...i think
 
I think in some cases, using above average vocabulary can be seen as pompous arrogance.

The whole point of having conversations or discussions is to get your point of view across to the other participants, not very effective if they don't understand what your saying.

I've always been taught to use vocabulary that is suitable for your audience.
 
>>>Not inordinately. You think there is something wrong with having an above average vocabulary because it's "showing off"?

No. I think there's something wrong with valuing intentional obscure word selection over clear expression of thought. And "wrong", in this case, meaning simply "I choose not to do it". Wrong for me, in other words.

And in my case, it's probably not "dumbing down". I'm not as intelligent as most JUBbers seem to give me credit for, so what might be seen as "dumbing it down" is probably the gargoyle operating at the very upper limits of his intelligence. :)

>>>The whole point of having conversations or discussions is to get your point of view across to the other participants...

And this is where I think some of us need to simply agree to disagree.

Lex
 
I said I think that in some cases using above average vocabulary can be seen as pompous arrogance, in most cases it isn't but there are those people who simply like to think that they are intellectually superior to those around them and choose to show this in a verbal way.

I also think that if you are having a discussion or arguement with someone who doesn't understand what you are saying, the feeling of accomplishment when you verbally woop their ass is ruined! :badgrin::kiss:(!)\:/(group)

PS. Hence the reason I am reverting to the use of the all important smilies! :P

PPS. They don't have a tongue out smilie? That kinda sucks!
 
I didn't disagree with that. I said some of us need to agree to disagree that the point of conversation is to get your point across. A lot of the time, especially on messageboards, the point of conversation is to win. :gogirl:

Lex
 
G-Lexington said:
I didn't disagree with that. I said some of us need to agree to disagree that the point of conversation is to get your point across. A lot of the time, especially on messageboards, the point of conversation is to win. :gogirl:

Lex
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You know what? The point of conversation for me on this board is to read your posts you sexy little green goblin! :cool::D
 
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