Simple Writing Makes You Look Smart

[The Mullinator]

http://www.livescience.com/othernews/051031_kiss.html

Although a lot of the article is more related to people hand writting it still has some good information for people even here on internet forums.

 

[Adabiviak]

Q.f.t.

 

[Steven]

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So... typing that makes me look unintelligent?

 

[Insano]

How old are you? Five?

 

[Sulkdodds]

Pfft, why bother to write anything if you're not going to make it sesquipedalian, verbose and utterly incomprehensible?

 

[Cormeh]

I would suggest that correct spelling, proper use of punctuation and acceptable placement of paragraph's would make you appear to be more intelligent.

Eh? Eh? Eh?

 

[Steven]

How old are you? Five?

Correction: it's How old are you, Five?

 

[Sulkdodds]

Actually he was entirely correct.

 

[Steven]

Not grammatically, not that I am five.

 

[Solaris]

No he was.

He was asking a question - How old are you? and then asking if he was 5.

 

[Sulkdodds]

He's correct.

Anyway, language is fluid and it changes all the time. - it's not a rigid form and it's not set in stone. There are limits, but typing 'How old are you? Five' beyond them. Nowhere near.

 

[Absinthe]

I don't think it's that big words make you look stupid. It's just when it's obvious you're pulling them out of a thesaurus and are clearly using them to pass off some kind of faux intelligence.

 

[Sulkdodds]

As they said, it's not that big words are inherently bad...just when you use them for the sake of looking smart and not because they're the best word for what you're trying to say.

 

[Solaris]

Oh don't be so petit bourgerouis.

 

[Steven]

Doesn't matter both ways are apparently correct. No, spam is not a valid reason to suspect someone of being five.

 

[Cormeh]

Oh don't be so petit bourgerouis.

Mange tout Rodney, mange tout.

 

[Beerdude26]

STOP USING FRENCH
Kutidioten

 

[CptStern]

I don't think it's that big words make you look stupid. It's just when it's obvious you're pulling them out of a thesaurus and are clearly using them to pass off some kind of faux intelligence.

indubitably, the philistines have long dreamed of rising above their station in an inglorious attempt at passing themselves off as the ruling elite. Their chicanery of the vernacular borders on the nonsensical as anyone who is trained in the arts can see through their diaphanous deception

 

[Beerdude26]

indubitably, the philistines have long dreamed of rising above their station in an inglorious attempt at passing themselves off as the ruling elite. Their chicanery of the vernacular borders on the nonsensical as anyone who is trained in the arts can see through their diaphanous deception

So what you actually mean is that you've got a sheep bound and gagged in your closet?

 

[Cormeh]

indubitably, the philistines have long dreamed of rising above their station in an inglorious attempt at passing themselves off as the ruling elite. Their chicanery of the vernacular borders on the nonsensical as anyone who is trained in the arts can see through their diaphanous deception

Straight from Dr. Marvin Monroe's vocabulary builder!

"Ah, lamentably no. My gastronomic rapacity knows no satieties."

 

[CptStern]

Straight from Dr. Marvin Monroe's vocabulary builder!

"Ah, lamentably no. My gastronomic rapacity knows no satieties."

heheh, ya I sent for the "Master hostage negotiations" tape but I got the vocabulary builder instead

 

[Cormeh]

heheh, ya I sent for the "Master hostage negotiations" tape but I got the vocabulary builder instead

Cheered me up so it has!

 

[CptStern]

Cheered me up so it has!

I'm still looking for an opportunity to use this gem of a line:

"Here in the boudoir, the gourmand metamorphosizes into the voluptuary!''

 

[Cormeh]

I'm still looking for an opportunity to use this gem of a line:

"Here in the boudoir, the gourmand metamorphosizes into the voluptuary!''

Still not tried it on the wife then?

 

[CptStern]

ya but I get nothing that way, cuz she just stares at me with this blank expression on her face :E

 

[FictiousWill]

I would suggest that correct spelling, proper use of punctuation and acceptable placement of paragraph's would make you appear to be more intelligent.

Eh? Eh? Eh?

Hahahahahaha!

 

[Cormeh]

Dangit.

 

[JellyWorld]

It's been a full minute and the only thing that has loaded on that page is a bright pink background.

 

[Gothax?]

I don't really like to spit large words out left and right in anything I write because if you compose your article in a fluid manner with some advanced language here and there, readers are able to comprehend what the author is writing more easily. Nice study though, helped my thoughts a bit

 

[ríomhaire]

This fiber is a atrocious discomfiture in my chasten commendation.

 

[FictiousWill]

Actually, I'd be more than satisfied over the whole grammar issue if the internet suddenly started using they're/there/their correctly. I think that's what pisses me off the most.

 

[SubKamran]

I am unduly cognizant of your grammatical parameters. :cheers:

 

[Beerdude26]

Actually, I'd be more than satisfied over the whole grammar issue if the internet suddenly started using they're/there/their correctly. I think that's what pisses me off the most.

Lol now theirs a lye if i spot won

 

[dream431ca]

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So... typing that makes me look unintelligent?

Well the font certainly does.

 

[15357]

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So... typing that makes me look unintelligent?

It makes you obviously look like a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocaburary.

 

[Steven]

Please deleate this post I misread something.

 

[oldagerocker]

I don't think it's that big words make you look stupid. It's just when it's obvious you're pulling them out of a thesaurus and are clearly using them to pass off some kind of faux intelligence.

My girlfriend does that so sound clever when we're discussing something, she just rambles on sticking in any long words she can think of. It's rather funny :cheese: