Trendy Terms/Words Attempting To Make One Sound Smart?
(or even phrases/sentences)
"virtue-signalling"
using the word "said" instead of "aforementioned"
Cognitive dissonance.
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What words would you use to refer to 'virtue-signaling' instead?
shareI don't know if it's to sound smart but it seems that EVERYONE (media, their interviewees, etc.) involved in the COVID vaccination process Says something like "we need to speed up the process of getting vaccinations into people's arms."
Just say vaccinated, FFS.
My only goal is to sound smart so all terms I use are tailored toward that goal.
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> Trendy Terms/Words Attempting To Make One Sound Smart?
"An historic"
I have no problem with "an historic" although "a historic" is the new trend
share"An historic" reeks of pretentiousness, and it's only correct if the speaker was born within the sound of Bow Bells. Those people can say "an 'istoric." For the rest of us, "historic" starts with a consonant.
Sorry, it's a pet peeve. This one grates on my ears in the same way that "me" used as a subject does; e.g., "me and the boys went fishing." At least people who use "me" that way aren't trying to sound smart when they do it.
Why do people think that by stressing it differently makes it make sense?
shareI have no idea. I'm guessing that it somehow sounds to them distinguished and elevated.
shareIt's not the stressing, it's probably to prevent you saying "eyistoric" missing the "H." I was 18 when I heard it the first time.
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'The audacity' everyone is saying this recently. Not always in the right context either.
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