Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Confusing the educated masses, one word at a time
Also posted mobile-y, sorry for the spelling and grammar.
After dinner I hit a local pub I generally like, although notsomuch on Mondays. A friend from years past introduced me to his girlfriend, and her and I talked when he left to do some business of sorts.
I knew it was time to leave when this COLLEGE EDUCATED ENGLISH GRADUATED became confused by our conversion:
Me: I guess I have a flair for being histrionic, but I tend to think it's just jealousy over my urge to introduce every sense I notice in my daily journeys.
Her: Histrionic?
Me: Grandiloquent.
Her: Huh?
Me: Declamatory?
Her: I have no idea what you're talking about.
Me: Bombastic?
Her: ...
Me: Over the top? Dramatic with a capital D?
Her: Oh. You should have said dramatic.
Me: But histrionic means MEGA-dramatic.
Her: Then say mega-dramatic.
Me: Where did you get your degree from?
Her: Rutgers.
Me: Didn't they just get a Guinness Book award for having the most people dressed like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Her: Yes! I went to that.
Englih Major FAIL. Remembers a day of people dressed like weirdos, en masse, but can't decipher a simple word that ALL English majors should know, and use, daily.
I had to leave after that. My brain hurt.
3 comments:
Hahahaha that was hilarious, she basically went to school for the ninjas
You're terrible. Just sayin.
Oh snap. Well this English major is mortified about that English major... she's givin' us a bad name! I don't think she counts though - she probably did the major because it's easy, not because she loves language. I need to know you better to know if you are indeed inclined toward histrionics though.
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