(09-18-2017, 05:53 PM)Arashin Kujqai Wrote: First thing that comes to mind for me is "chirurgeon" which I pronounced "chee-roar-geon" only to learn it's nothing at all like that lmao. FF14's definitely introduced or reminded me of words that are rarely used in modern day english.
Hahaha I did a little crash course for my friend on French pronunciations of words (i.e. why Haurchefant is pronounced like "Ow-she-von" and not "Hor-che-vant"), and they eagerly said, "So it's pronounced like shy-rue-jhio', right?" No... no it's not. xD (It's kye-roo-jen.)
ANYWAY - I often find myself using eclectic words when I write. But here's the thing: it's not for the sake of it... in other words, I don't use those words because I think not using them is bad, or out of trying to achieve some specific literacy level with my vocabulary.
I use those words because I know what they mean, and their meaning best encompasses what I'm trying to say at the moment. In other words, the goal is clear communication... and... like others have said, actually, sometimes it falls flat, because the other person has to go search up what I mean and break the flow of the RP. I've been accused before - a long time ago, in a fandom far, far away - of deliberately making my use of language impenetrable to others out of elitism (no, I just talk like that; I'm sorry!!). So there's little pros and cons, really.
I do find that my vocabulary use sometimes fluctuates along with other things when I'm writing different characters, though, even if it's just a description emote. If I'm on Cinu-a (my illiterate tough-guy type), I use short sentences with little, simple words, and longer words only come about as "centre-pieces" (so they get repeated a lot! Because they're the focus of the description!). However, if I'm on Confiance (my inexorably chatty mega-nerd), ALL the complex vocab comes out to play. Usually all at once, much to the consternation of others around him.
I guess... if you want to improve your vocabulary, there are ways to do so! As the others have described above (seriously, read). But the reason to improve your vocabulary is to expand your literary toolbox! It doesn't necessarily mean that the wonderfully obscure multisyllabic word you learned last week will actually be useful in the roleplay you're doing today. You might still end up using the same simple word, over and over again... because that's the word that best fits the situation, or the character, or whatever. But at least by expanding your vocabulary, the situations you find yourself unable to describe will be fewer.
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