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Previous entries:
Vol 1<\/a>
Vol 2<\/a><\/p>\n

1. matriculate<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> It sounds like you’re giving birth.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “I am going to that one college.”<\/p>\n

2. foppish<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> resembling or befitting a fop; excessively refined and fastidious in taste and manner
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> I so rarely run into fops these days.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “Dorky”<\/p>\n

3. frisson<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> I can’t stop thinking it has something to do with frying chicken.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “A yeehaw moment.”<\/p>\n

4. splendiferous<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> splendid; magnificent; fine.
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> I think to say this I would have to be gesturing widely while holding a fairy wand that shot sparkles (I don’t own a sparkle-shooting fairy wand).
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “Really cool”<\/p>\n

5. literati<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> I might be mistaken for a person of scholarly or literary attainment.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “Smartypants”<\/p>\n

6. moribund<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> in a dying state; near death.
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> I just don’t like the way this word sounds.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “Almost dead”<\/p>\n

7. treacly<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> contrived or unrestrained sentimentality
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> I don’t know. You tell me.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “Sappy”<\/p>\n

8. quotidian<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> daily: usual or customary; everyday: ordinary
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> Quotidian sounds like the name of a shitty prog rock band.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> Any of the quotidian words in the above definition.<\/p>\n

9. berm<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> the bank of a canal or the shoulder of a road.
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> I LOVE this word. I LOVE IT. I just never talk about berms is all.
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> n\/a<\/p>\n

10. cacophonous<\/span>
Definition:<\/span> having a harsh or discordant sound
Why I Won’t Use It:<\/span> The word cacophonous shouldn’t be pretty-sounding. It should sound harsh!
What I’ll Use Instead:<\/span> “Fucking loud”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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