RE: The Severely Limited Vocabulary of the Current Generation
March 20, 2013 at 2:19 pm
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2013 at 3:07 pm by Tempus.)
When communicating solely through text, a greater vocabulary, to me, can be analogous to using different tones of voice during speech. It can allow for a nuance in expression that, while not exclusive to choice in diction, is nonetheless nice to have. Also, having a large pool of words to draw on can enable more economical writing - provided your audience understands what the hell you're saying. As apophenia said, you can find yourself needing to learn how to make do with less if your audience isn't familiar with the words you're using. I will admit some minor frustration in having to use a sentence where a single word could suffice or having to forgo precision in favour of a simpler, but more vague word choice. I guess at the end of the day I still have control over my bowels, so I can't complain.
- *Tempus is hyper-conscious of misspelling, misgrammaring, or otherwise fucking up his post but is too sleep deprived to be able to reliably assess his own post.