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As your vocabulary has expanded, do you attempt to incorporate this into your speech? Do you avoid using new and uncommon words for fear of not being understood or coming across as pretentious?

>> No.9431267

I do this automatically and also with knowledge

Sometimes people say the wrong stuff but I don't correct them

>> No.9431570

In the proper context, I will elevate my vocabulary. Not so much as to sound like I'm abusing a thesaurus, but so that I can be better understood.

What's that saying, intelligence is like a pocket watch, only reveal it when asked the time?

>> No.9431615

>>9431254
>As your vocabulary has expanded, do you attempt to incorporate this into your speech?
Yes, naturally. You don't really expand your vocab without trying to use the words

>Do you avoid using new and uncommon words for fear of not being understood or coming across as pretentious?

I just avoid using awkward words, or using words in an imprecise way.

Examlpe: pliant can sort of mean flexible, but you would never say "my schedule this week is very pliant." It's just strange.

>> No.9433311

People without autism don't have to deal with this.

>> No.9433393

>>9433311
I've been asked why I use so many SAT words b4 so ya everyday ppl have this problem depending on the situation.

>> No.9433436

>>9431254
my practical english vocabulary has hardly changed in years but sometimes now i accidentally (or intentionally) use a foreign language word mid-sentence

>> No.9433454

>>9431254
Suicide - look it up.

>> No.9433465

>>9433393
no one who's socially fluent has trouble with this- they decide what words to use depending on who they're talking to on the fly. If something comes out as too esoteric, they make a mental note to adapt their use of that word.

u'r autistic

>> No.9434068

>>9433454
Hey, I looked it up for you. It means to kill yourself, you should try it.

>> No.9434073

>>9431254
nobody consciously incorporates new words, it just happens, this is what happened when you were a child, the context provides the proper memories to fish from while your mind is constructing a sentence and that "new" word simply appears as a proper fit for your intentions

>> No.9435491

>>9431254
i just make words up as i write them, and then use them in daily conversation. people dont pay attention to what i say anyway.

>> No.9435510

>>9431254
>he doesn't understand the concept of adapting your vocabulary to the people you're talking to
Social autism. I only use uncommon words when talking if i'm talking to people that I know will understand said word. And even then I only use uncommon words to be very precise in my meaning. If there's a more concise and simple way to say something, then of course i'll go for that.