What's the most pretentious word?

800 On Pure Hate wrote:

rf wrote:

My first thought was indubitably, but that word is too fun to pronounce for it to be the most pretentious. I'll go with 'trivial', at least in the context of an academic explaining their work to someone outside or just starting to study their field.

Examples:

Person 1:"So you're a mathematician? Do you just do a lot of calculus and stuff like that then?"

Person 2: "Of course not, that type of math is trivial."

"Proof: this is trivial" (Particularly when this statement is formatted in the same way as real proofs and has a little box after it)

^ wishes he coud do math.

Says the guy who wishes he could spell.

You are pretentious. Straight from the New Oxford American Dictionary:

800 on pure love wrote:

800 On Pure Hate wrote:

^ wishes he coud do math.

Says the guy who wishes he could spell.

Pointing out minor speeling mistakes is preteentious.

Am a teacher. Will fight anyone who uses the word "pedagogy".

800 On Pure Hate wrote:

800 on pure love wrote:

Says the guy who wishes he could spell.

Pointing out minor speeling mistakes is preteentious.

Actually, trying to make a point about a guy being pretentious is pretentious.

"Empowering" and "awareness".

ooo454 wrote:

ummm, not so fast.... wrote:

It's commonly used word, if you're a Brit.

Isn't being a Brit the same as being pretentious anyway?

Exactly.

Hi HardLoper!

Hey, TAA!

"Niggardly"

"Opinionated" which means "you disagree with ME?"

"Uncle Tom" which means "I've never actually read Uncle Tom's Cabin"

"Fly-over state" which means "I'm a narrow-minded urban hayseed"

"Eclectic" which is often used incorrectly

"Condign" steeped in pretence.

Pretentious words come and go. There was a time that writers were all compelled to use "tony" at least once in every article. Then it was "peripetic". Then "serendipity" Currently it's "the conversation" which actually means "what liberals think." As mentioned before "bespoke" is getting a lot of play today. Bespoke? STFU!

Then there's cacaphony, which is used by people who don't know how to say "my f vcking ears hurt!"

800 on pure love wrote:

800 On Pure Hate wrote:

Pointing out minor speeling mistakes is preteentious.

Actually, trying to make a point about a guy being pretentious is pretentious.

I admit I'm pretentious. You should too since your statement applies to you too.

Caveat

Thaumaturge, unless used by Mr. Wolfe.

Curated

If I see one more person post about curated this, curated that I'm gonna snap.

Cognizant

Agnostic.

When used in a non-religious context. Not only is it pretentious, it's also wrong.

Just say neutral... or indifferent.

https://www.brandenwilliams.com/blog/2011/04/06/neutral-vs-agnostic/

Mr E wrote:

"Whilst"

Haha. I like this one.

Misogynistic

Its like the first semester of freshman year, and all the pseudo-intellectuals trying to impress women with their understanding of misogyny.

And there's something especially pretentious about the misuse of "I." As in, "Would you be willing to act as a thought partner for my wife and I."