Have you ever looked up a word in the dictionary only to have to look up the word in the definition?

it not because u r blond… it just take time to learn more words/vocabulary… read more books… and don’t try to “sound” intellectual just use the proper word and use some synonyms… the point is to pass the message not to confuse the reader…

I recommend the English to Zombie dictionary. It just takes common words and phrases like, “Stop playing with my intestines!” and turns them into the appropriate zombie vernacular…”Grrrrrr… brains … mmmmmm … intestines … mmmmmm.”

Oh wait, is this a serious question? Well I’m sure being a blonde has nothing to do with it, just look at the follically (sp) challenged…they have no hair to speak of, and I’m sure they have issues with their vocab.

My apologies MNJ, I’m two paragraphs along, and I still haven’t offered any suitable answer or help.

So here goes…Bluff.

1. To mislead or deceive.
2. To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence.

Chances are the people you are trying to impress with your intellectually sounding vocab, will not know the definition of the words you choose either! And, the best part…they will be so ashamed they won’t call you on it. So bluff and bluff often…and you’ll get the gold star, the brownie points, the big cookie…etc.

Oh I figured that there was a “tongue” firmly planted in your cheek when you asked that question, MNJ. (but I could just be bluffing.)

thats because you need to use a thesaurus to find words to the meanings you are looking for.

think of what you want a word for- look up a word you normally would use, and the thesaurus will give you other words that mean basically the same thing

Nope, I was challenged by a co-worker today, I used the word predilection, she said noone knew that word, she was right. What a sad commentary on our world, I learned that word and others while in elementary that most people in their adulthood don’t know, yet we get offended when other countries call Americans stupid. The bottomline is you are looking words up and becoming the anti-contemporary American, that’s cool. Do not be discouraged by your interesting scenario outlined here, it’s not common. Learn, grow and baet the bell curve, no one has ever been sorry for being smarter.

Knowledge is power,it’s shameful to be ignorant and to have pride in it.-Noah Webster would be proud of you.

All the time. Luckily Wikipedia makes it relatively easy with the next definition being a mere click away. If you get definition loops like that then it means your dictionary is broke. I would send it in to a dictionary mechanic to be repaired. One way to fix it yourself is to remove both words from the dictionary in question. I guess it still won’t be very useful that way, but no less useful than it was before.

In your endeaver to sound more intelligent try not to go and earn yourself a Golden Bull award or worse yet the Foot in Mouth award.