Words that make you sound intelligent

fff g wrote:

When people say "for all intensive purposes." They're trying to sound smart when they're really not. I hate that!!! Doh!

You're joking, right? It's "all intents and purposes". If you're going to use a phrase to sound intelligent, at least get it right!

lardy wrote:

fff g wrote:

When people say "for all intensive purposes." They're trying to sound smart when they're really not. I hate that!!! Doh!

You're joking, right? It's "all intents and purposes". If you're going to use a phrase to sound intelligent, at least get it right!

Thanks for clarifying, that is what I was thinking when I read the post but don't know if I have ever seen that phrase in writing.

When I want to sound intelligent I just makeup acronyms and sprinkle them into conversation.

Second only to "irregardless" on the grind-your-teeth meter?

"whatnot"

Callipygous

wankstain

I get a lot of use out of the following words on LRC, as they are befitting for the population of dullards who frequent this web site:

commiserable, deplorable, distressing, feeble, inadequate, lamentable, paltry, piteous, pitiful, plaintive, poignant, poor, puny, rueful, useless, woeful, worthless, wretched

futile, hopeless, idle, impotent, inadequate, ineffective, inefficient, insufficient, unable, unavailing, unproductive, vain, weak

aimless, banal, devoid, fatuous, frivolous, futile, hollow, inane, ineffectual, insipid, jejune, nugatory, otiose, paltry, unintelligent, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, vacuous, valueless, vapid, worthless[/quote]

You found it adequate to write down "inadequate" twice?

bear in mind

iiiiiiiiiiiii- ronyyyyyyyyyyy wrote:

I get a lot of use out of the following words on LRC, as they are befitting for the population of dullards who frequent this web site:

commiserable, deplorable, distressing, feeble, inadequate, lamentable, paltry, piteous, pitiful, plaintive, poignant, poor, puny, rueful, useless, woeful, worthless, wretched

futile, hopeless, idle, impotent, inadequate, ineffective, inefficient, insufficient, unable, unavailing, unproductive, vain, weak

aimless, banal, devoid, fatuous, frivolous, futile, hollow, inane, ineffectual, insipid, jejune, nugatory, otiose, paltry, unintelligent, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, vacuous, valueless, vapid, worthless

You found it adequate to write down "inadequate" twice?[/quote]

Obviously, he found it inadequate to write it once. So, in a word, yes.

"Correlated" when you actually mean "related." The word correlated is thrown around a lot in classroom and otherwise discussions by people trying to sound like they know what they're talking about, but correlated is a statistical term referring to the impact of two factors on each other, but usually, the word "related" will suffice when its not a shared effect.

For example, temperature and CO2 are correlated. No, they're related, but the relationship only goes one way.

Obviously, he found it inadequate to write it once. So, in a word, yes.

Ha ha ha!

Other than running stuff, this is what makes me come to this site. That was nice.

corpsman--pronounced "corpseman"

Seriously, use this and you can be President. It's ebonics.

plethora

impeccable

science

math

college

Jay Yell wrote:

corpsman--pronounced "corpseman"

Seriously, use this and you can be President. It's ebonics.

What about when idiots write stuff like "Marine Corp Marathon"?

Also, referencing a "training regiment."

Caveat

Incorrect.

Better word: bullshit.

lardy wrote:

fff g wrote:

When people say "for all intensive purposes." They're trying to sound smart when they're really not. I hate that!!! Doh!

You're joking, right? It's "all intents and purposes". If you're going to use a phrase to sound intelligent, at least get it right!

Supercranial passage.

critical path

swim lanes

gap analysis

Just throw that into any project meeting that you have and people will ooh and aah, and have no idea what you speak of.

Anyone remember when Track and Field News used to sneak "heretofore" into each issue?

YOU have no idea what you speak of.

keep_going wrote:

critical path

swim lanes

gap analysis

Just throw that into any project meeting that you have and people will ooh and aah, and have no idea what you speak of.