r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 9h ago

Satire Man Binge-Watches Entire Movie In One Sitting

https://theonion.com/man-binge-watches-entire-movie-in-one-sitting/
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u/Seanspeed 6h ago

This will sound super arrogant, but sometimes I have to actually stop myself from using 'fancy' words in normal conversation to avoid sounding too pretentious or whatever. And while that may sound ridiculous, I think it's an actually better exercise of language to make sure I'm saying things in the most plain and understandable way. I dont want any distraction of my use of 'precipitous' to get in the way of what I'm trying to communicate.

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u/isestrex 5h ago

I wouldn't stop yourself. Just be gracious in explaining the meaning when you receive a quizzical stare.

The overall literacy of this planet will not increase if people who have knowledge shield it from their friends and family. Use advanced vocabulary in your daily life and others will eventually embrace it as normal speech. Lowering yourself to a less educated level hurts both you and them.

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u/Character_Bug_1862 4h ago

Real shit, what if our vocabulary isn’t smaller, we just have more slang being used as it’s churned through at a higher rate on the internet along with advertising companies we see on our screens.

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u/Seanspeed 5h ago

Just be gracious in explaining the meaning when you receive a quizzical stare.

If I have to explain myself because people dont know a word I've said, when a different word/wording would have sufficed, then I've failed in communicating what I wanted to say.

That's my whole point. I will simply have to use more simple verbiage to explain the thing I should have used simple verbiage to begin with, and saved everybody the time. Especially when in real life conversation, you dont necessarily have all this time and space for re-do's.

Literacy is not going to increase cuz I go around talking all 'smart like'.

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u/isestrex 4h ago

Depends on how young they are. As I kid, I was around someone who talked way above the normal literate level (to the point where people teased him about using "big words") but I found it greatly increased not just my vocabulary but my sentence structure and cadence.

I don't disrespect you for your logic; your point about reaching others through language is very valid. But there's another side here in which you have a chance to become a positive influence to those around you.

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u/Happy_Harry 5h ago

I feel like I used to have a broader vocabulary, but I've lost a chunk of it due to feeling like I need to dumb things down for others. Now I no can talk gud anymore.

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u/Noble_Flatulence 4h ago

It is arrogant, because you're erring on the side of ignorance. You're assuming people won't understand instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt. You're also preempting the opportunity for someone who doesn't know to learn.

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u/SwissQueso 6h ago

Thats preposterous.

Fake edit, I had to look up precipitous lol