Anybody Ever Use These Words?

kalder says on Mar 25, 2008, 11:37:

Jactitation - never

Execrate - I think I have

Alopecia - once or twice

Palmy - unlikely to have done so, but not impossible

Taciturn - frequently

Supernal - never

Gourmand - several times

Bawd - once, probably

Behest - unlikely

Neonate - never

Flagitious - never

Fatuous - often

Mendacious - very often

Fetid - occasionally. And it's the one I think I've used most recently*

Somnolent - maybe once or twice

* 'His breath stank. Like somebody had shat in his mouth. Absolutely fetid...' (recalling a chance encounter with an acquaintance to a friend)

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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Man Tequila says on Mar 25, 2008, 12:03:

I occasionally use these ones.

Execrate
Alopecia
Taciturn
Supernal
Gourmand
Bawd
Behest
Neonate
Flagitious
Fatuous
Mendacious
Fetid
Somnolent

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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Cerealkiller says on Mar 25, 2008, 12:47:

I occassionally use Execrate, Alopecia, Taciturn, Fatuous, Fetid, Somnolent...But when I can't find the exact word im looking for I just say "shit" and everyone seems to understand what I mean.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Mar 25, 2008, 14:25:

Taciturn, mendacious, somnolent, fetid
sometimes.
Better keep it simple.

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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Colombiche says on Mar 25, 2008, 16:02:

I use the word fetid when referring to certain people. :)

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Colombiche says on Mar 25, 2008, 16:02:

I don't use the word alopecia, I just say "the bald dude".

I don't say somnolent, I just say "I'm freaking sleepy".

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Man Tequila says on Mar 25, 2008, 17:18:

I try not to use big words. People don't usually understand them.

But I could probably use them all in a few sentences.

Somnolent neonates with alopecia may seem taciturn, sometimes because the parents are fetid gourmands or mendacious bawds, but birth is still a supernal occasion. At my behest, don't be flagitious and execrate the baby just because of some minor jactitation; instead, take a palmy view of the situation and sell the baby to fatuous would-be adopters

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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MitchAlvarez says on Mar 25, 2008, 21:12:

wow my vocabulary sucks!!!!!! jaja

i use

parce
mi niña
mijo
pirobo
grilla
chimbita
gorsobia
paracos

a... y uribe es un bacan!!

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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travelingirl says on Mar 25, 2008, 22:14:

I believe the only time I ever "used" most of those words was in studying for the GRE many years ago. Like MT, I think most people would look at me weird if I used them in casual conversation. I actually had an ex-boyfriend accuse me of making up words... pretty normal words like "rogue", "filibuster", "oxymoron", "faux", or "nomenclature". Whatevs! ;)

Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon...

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christobeldawg says on Mar 25, 2008, 22:29:

whatevs is the only word I am not familiar with here

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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houstongal says on Mar 26, 2008, 03:52:

TG - I can't believe you had an ex-bf like that! jajajaja!

After working in a company where I regularly deal with people who are not living in the US, you quickly lose your vocabulary. I write using simple words and with as few contractions, sports analogies, and slang as possible.

Chris - nice to see you back!

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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morphus says on Mar 26, 2008, 05:30:

They are good words to use if you want to appear posh :)

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msaucey says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:14:

One of my 8 million duties is to review correspondence sent to customers and have to keep responses a 6th grade level.... Fancy words confuse our customers and they can turn around and sue us! The first rule of business.... KISS... Keep It Simple Stupid! =)

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Mar 26, 2008, 10:09:

jjajajaj mitchAlvares good one

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Mar 26, 2008, 10:09:

Morphus, to appear posh or weird

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Man Tequila says on Mar 26, 2008, 10:15:

Sauce, people can't sue you for using byzantine jargon ingenuously.

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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msaucey says on Mar 26, 2008, 11:46:

MT... My customers are inept and cry over everything and anything.... Okay, maybe they haven't tried to sue us for regular correspondence, but they have tried to sue us for something they signed, because they didn't know what it was they signed!!!

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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travelingirl says on Mar 26, 2008, 16:01:

Houston- yes, that ex wasn't exactly the highpoint in my dating (or intellectual) life. lol
Aw, come ON Dawg, surely by now you've heard "Whatevs" from me enough to recognize its meaning. ;) Gobbles. (yet another one of my words with several meanings, surprisingly enough its origin is from a South Park episode as well)

Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon...

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goin_south says on Mar 26, 2008, 16:55:

hey Dawg.... (I think he's been one, in Colombia ;-))

Where do we go from here?

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christobeldawg says on Mar 26, 2008, 19:38:

more than you know. hey where has billyb been lately?

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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goin_south says on Mar 26, 2008, 21:06:

I think he's going to Colombia soon. (Isn't he always?)
Like a few others..
no se

Where do we go from here?

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christobeldawg says on Mar 26, 2008, 21:19:

hey I am sortof a resident there now. I just don't live there. jaja

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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goin_south says on Mar 26, 2008, 23:21:

I think .... You are confusado....jajaj

Where do we go from here?

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podborski says on Mar 27, 2008, 06:37:

I learned to dumb down my vocabulary at a very young age, to fit in.

I also have the bad habit of speaking a slow, laboured english to people who don't understand english perfectly. It's probably harder to understand than if I just spoke normally, so I'm trying not to do it anymore.

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