10/07/2024
🔪 The Trigger Vault — Words That Shouldn’t Need to Be Said ❓ Why the F*ck Am I Here? Congratulations, you’ve stepped on a landmine. You clicked a word or phrase that shouldn’t have set anyone off — but it did. That’s what we call a Trigger Word around here: a word or phrase so …
02/19/1983
🤓 Pretentious for No Reason Truffle oil. Hotdog. Pretension in its purest form. Every generation breeds a new species of person who thinks English isn’t complete until they’ve dressed it for the opera. They can’t say “also”; it’s “insofar as.” They can’t say “from now on”; it’s “henceforth.” They can’t say “about”; it’s “vis-à-vis.” It’s …
02/19/1983
“Language: humanity’s most overcomplicated hammer.” 💬 The F*** Is Vocabulary? Like what do you mean you have a “good vocabulary”? So you can spell the words you know? Good for you. Want a f***ing sticker? People act like “vocabulary” is some rare gemstone you mined out of a cave. No. You just learned some words. …