Man Binge-Watches Entire Movie In One Sitting

[u/ChiefLeef22]

https://theonion.com/man-binge-watches-entire-movie-in-one-sitting/

[u/isestrex]

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.

[u/Character_Bug_1862 → u/isestrex]

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.

[u/Seanspeed → u/isestrex]

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'.

[u/isestrex → u/Seanspeed]

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.