D&D and Vocabulary

[Nightchilde-2]

Trogdar taught me "burninate."

 

[Mystic_23]

I must be the only one who learned the word 'bludgeon' though D&D. I love that word. I'm always threatening to bludgeon people with a ball peen hammer.

This thread reminded me of a guy I knew. He definately didn't have a very large vocabulary (or lexicon...learned that word through White Wolf games).

I don't recall what I had said, but after he asked what the word meant and I told him, he said "Well, why didn't you just say that, then?"

Man, he just didn't get it. I say, and I'm sure I'm not alone here on EN World, that if you have a large vocabulary, why shouldn't you use it.

 

[Breakdaddy]

Well, since no one else has mentioned it (I think!):

VERISIMILITUDE

Does ANYONE besides a DnDer use this little gem in common parlance???!?!

 

[hong]

IMan, he just didn't get it. I say, and I'm sure I'm not alone here on EN World, that if you have a large vocabulary, why shouldn't you use it.

"My mom always said a large vocabulary was like a large penis. There's times folks will be impressed by it, and there's times they won't." -- Forrest Gump


Hong "or possibly not" Ooi

 

[Spartan-058]

Paragon
Ubertastic

 

[tarchon]

Man, he just didn't get it. I say, and I'm sure I'm not alone here on EN World, that if you have a large vocabulary, why shouldn't you use it.

If you don't use it right, all it does is make people sore.

 

[hong]

If you don't use it right, all it does is make people sore.

Crap, I knew I got the Forrest Gump quote wrong.

 

[the Jester]

I forgot mneumonic.

(Ironic, innit? )

 

[Tyrion Alb]

Well, since no one else has mentioned it (I think!):

VERISIMILITUDE

Does ANYONE besides a DnDer use this little gem in common parlance???!?!

Damn, I came to the end of this thread in a rush to post that word. And no. I have never heard it outside of internet gaming discussion boards.

 

[tarchon]

Damn, I came to the end of this thread in a rush to post that word. And no. I have never heard it outside of internet gaming discussion boards.

It's certainly more common than vraisemblance.

("mnemonic", BTW - "pneumonic" is a different word)