Wordie: Words to Try to Use in Colloquial Speech Without Sounding Like a Pretentious Ass

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about 1 month ago Brookdale_chick said:

I can hardly say half of these words....

about 1 year ago yuri_g said: Bloviate is almost common these days

a favorite of the mainstream media, referring to blogs. But 'turgid' is a conversational emergency brake.

about 1 year ago brandelion said:

great list name. :)

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