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Although I've long noticed that we rarely use a wide range of vocabulary in everyday speech.

Posted by CovingtonCat Sep 18 '12, 04:52

I know words (I read a lot and look up meanings sometimes) but I don't use them all. I think the advent of mass media has homogenized English to where it's "least common denominator". If I didn't read so much I know my vocabulary would be much smaller.

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I forget the terms, but remember learning in high school that we have two different vocabularies. - ty97 Sep 18, 05:13 5
- That's a phallusy. I am completely cognizant in my vocabulary and I use every word i know unsparingly and sporadically. -- nm - Roger More Sep 18, 05:16 4
  - Paging Dr Freud -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 05:17 3
    - Admit it - you didn't read past phallusy. -- nm - Roger More Sep 18, 05:19 2
      - I did, but only to seem if there was a theme. -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 05:20 1
        
        I dong think I could put that many intercourses into a single sentence, even using backdoor methods. I'd try, but I'd probably blow it. -- nm - Roger More Sep 18, 05:26

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Although I've long noticed that we rarely use a wide range of vocabulary in everyday speech.

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