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Originally Posted by s_k
Haha, have you got autism or something? That's really typical you know.
To me, speaking my own language absolutely perfectly is something worth working for. My dutch is really good. I don't care about vocabulary so much, as long as I can make beautiful sentences. I don't need to know all those 'expensive' words. Less can be more  .
It's time to work on my English though, damn  . |
I'd almost be the opposite to that! Though my reasons for wanting a vocabulary are essentially the same as your reasons to do without, amusingly enough. I feel that people too often use the most common word for a situation so long as it's roughly applicable to what they want to say. Are they truly Hungry, or are they peckish, starving, or positively famished? Personally I feel that Famished is very much more appropriate than saying "Really Hungry", it makes conversation that much more interesting, and adds a little diversity to the dialogue :P
In essence: why use the common word, when a more appropriate, underloved if unusual alternative exists? Less can be more, but when it comes to making beautiful sentences, sometimes the perfect word isn't the first that comes to mind.