How to sound smarter

My sister and I recently had a discussion covering a wide range of topics.

1st
They should totally package cranberry stuff in molded cans cuz nobody ever bothers to do anything to disguise the shape.

But that is not the point of this blog, just a little aside for ya.


2nd
Sometimes in heated discussions one should have an arsenal of words to make one sound more intelligent, more on their game. It doesn’t really matter if you know the definition of said word because chances are your conversational opponent is not going to have a clue either. I have a compiled a key list for you to employ is you should ever find your self in a tête-à-tête standoff.

Word List
Barometric-a smart sounding word about the weather
Doppler- see above
Diatribe- ranting: example; Courtney frequently goes on nonsensical diatribes.
Homogeny- it took me three months of grad school to figure this out, I still don’t know
Schematic- architectural term and you know architects are smart
Foucault- a guy who wrote a book about deconstructionism
Deconstructionism- a subject written about by a guy named Foucault
Myanmar-used to Burma, no one really knows where it is
Mesopotamia- country from a long time ago sounds smarter than Babylon
Totalitarianism- form of government that makes you sound politically savvy
Warren Buffet- totally wealthy guy who gives lots of money to poor kids in Myanmar
The Birth of a Nation- silent controversial film, not movie, film
Proust- pronounced Proost, you get mad points for pronunciation

These words should aid you when you wanna impress some know-it-all or smug friend or family member. See if you can use multiple words in a sentence. I will give you an example: In ancient Mesopotamia, the architectural schematic clearly shows a totalitarianism sate of mind. (Sounds pretty smart, eh?)




Even Foucault doesn't understand himself