Airehead Posted July 6, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 6, 2021 Apparently using the following phrases make you sound pretentious. I really thought they just made you sound uneducated about the meanings of words. absolutely essential actual fact at this point in time/at the present point in time depreciate in value eliminate completely/eliminate entirely combine together/join together end result/final outcome estimated at about exact same general consensus of opinion in close proximity 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 6, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 6, 2021 Many of those are just common phrases. OK, maybe just common to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 6, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 6, 2021 I’m turgidly pretentious... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2021 Donald rumsfield (RIP) was very pretensious then. He bingo'd every one of these phrases. Many times a ll in one press conference 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted July 6, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, Airehead said: Are you pretentious? This begs the question of whether a pretentious person is ever actually aware that he or she is pretentious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Road Runner said: This begs the question of whether a pretentious person is ever actually aware that he or she is pretentious. A lot of pretentious folks get irritated when "begs the question" is used improperly! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 6, 2021 Share #7 Posted July 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Road Runner said: ever actually Just wondering if this should be on the list. And I think the answer to your question is no. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 6, 2021 Share #8 Posted July 6, 2021 I probably use some of them without thinking about it, except "at this point in time". My Mom hated that one and made me sensitive to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 6, 2021 Share #9 Posted July 6, 2021 Ain’t no one never learnt you nuthin? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #10 Posted July 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, Scrapr said: Donald rumsfield (RIP) was very pretensious then. He bingo'd every one of these phrases. Many times a ll in one press conference I liked him. He made me feel ok about having an imbecile in the drivers seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #11 Posted July 6, 2021 Is it absolutely essential that those words be used? If you combine together the phrases, the general consensus of opinion may be that I am pretentious. In actual fact, I only use them in close proximity to other pretentious asswipes. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted July 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Is it absolutely essential that those words be used? If you combine together the phrases, the general consensus of opinion may be that I am pretentious. In actual fact, I only use them in close proximity to other pretentious asswipes. For the win 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 6, 2021 Share #13 Posted July 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Airehead said: Apparently using the following phrases make you sound pretentious. I really thought they just made you sound uneducated about the meanings of words. absolutely essential actual fact at this point in time/at the present point in time depreciate in value eliminate completely/eliminate entirely combine together/join together end result/final outcome estimated at about exact same general consensus of opinion in close proximity I'm sure we're guilty using some of those phrases when speaking. We just need to see it in writing, how dumb they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #14 Posted July 6, 2021 I am both pretensioned and posttensioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 6, 2021 Share #15 Posted July 6, 2021 Okay, yeah. Here's the deal. You use phrases like that so every dumb shit in the room knows what you are talking about. It's called communication. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #16 Posted July 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, donkpow said: Okay, yeah. Here's the deal. You use phrases like that so every dumb shit in the room knows what you are talking about. It's called communication. Sadly, you may be spot on! Maybe that's the pretentious part? Using phrases like those because you assume the unwashed masses need a little "extra" to help them understand what you are talking about??? I mean, not everyone is @MoseySusan! Some folks need a little extra context around words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 6, 2021 Share #17 Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Sadly, you may be spot on! Maybe that's the pretentious part? Using phrases like those because you assume the unwashed masses need a little "extra" to help them understand what you are talking about??? I mean, not everyone is @MoseySusan! Some folks need a little extra context around words. I consider myself to be redundant in a reticent manner. IOW, I play dumb every single day of my pathetic little life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #18 Posted July 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, donkpow said: I consider myself to be redundant in a reticent manner. IOW, I play dumb every single day of my pathetic little life. Can you start adding some context around those words? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 6, 2021 Share #19 Posted July 6, 2021 34 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Some folks need a little extra context around words. What are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #20 Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: What are you talking about? More "who" than "what", but if you need it to be a "what", I'll go with "dolts". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #21 Posted July 6, 2021 I pretend not to be. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 6, 2021 Share #22 Posted July 6, 2021 33 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: I pretend not to be. Solution! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 6, 2021 Share #23 Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, donkpow said: I consider myself to be redundant in a reticent manner. IOW, I play dumb every single day of my pathetic little life. I never play dumb. I may be ignorant of some things and it may show. But I don’t feign ignorance. That can be pretentious as well... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted July 6, 2021 Share #24 Posted July 6, 2021 Groupw believes speaking about one’s self in the third person is pretentious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 7, 2021 Share #25 Posted July 7, 2021 15 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Can you start adding some context around those words? Sure, at this point in time, it's literally an actual fact that I am what I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted July 7, 2021 Share #26 Posted July 7, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 2:20 PM, Razors Edge said: Sadly, you may be spot on! Maybe that's the pretentious part? Using phrases like those because you assume the unwashed masses need a little "extra" to help them understand what you are talking about??? I mean, not everyone is @MoseySusan! Some folks need a little extra context around words. In class, we’d call that “searching for what you mean.” Like @shootingstar mentioned, no fault while speaking, but definitely edit them in writing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 7, 2021 Share #27 Posted July 7, 2021 10 hours ago, donkpow said: Sure, at this point in time, it's literally an actual fact that I am what I am. A yam? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #28 Posted July 8, 2021 I guess I'm pretentious. I used to give speeches like this to my athletes: OK girls, we're up against Chesapeake, the 9th best high school team in the State in girls cross country last year. Stick with them for the first mile until you hit this hill we're in front of right now on the pre-race course walk. It is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL that you smoke them on this hill. No matter how much your body aches, you must run up it faster than Chesapeake. When they reach the top, they will be demoralized - but only if they see you in front of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted July 10, 2021 Share #29 Posted July 10, 2021 I give up on words after two sylabuls, sillabulls, sounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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