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post #1 of 36
4/14/10 at 5:21pm
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I would like to hear some of your thoughts on words that resemble high-class life, nobility, aristocracy, creme de la creme, etc..

Words like suave, cosmopolitan, etc.? What others are there?
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post #2 of 36
4/14/10 at 5:23pm
voxsartoria, safari, rubinacci, and bergdorf goodwill.
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post #3 of 36
4/14/10 at 5:36pm
This is a big fucking deal.
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post #4 of 36
4/14/10 at 5:57pm
StyleForvm Threak
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post #5 of 36
4/14/10 at 6:31pm
Spelling words the British way: harbor becomes harbour, color becomes colour, etc.
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post #6 of 36
4/14/10 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by IUtoSLU View Post
Spelling words the British way: harbor becomes harbour, color becomes colour, etc.

I prefer the ones where the E and R are reversed, as in "centre" and "litre." (And yes, I know this comes originally from French.)
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post #7 of 36
4/14/10 at 8:33pm
Just insert some random latin into your everyday lexicon!

Level 0: "ad infinitum"
Level 1: "modus operandi"
Level 2: "quod erat demonstrandum"
Level 3: ???
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post #8 of 36
4/14/10 at 8:34pm
cumdumpster
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post #9 of 36
4/14/10 at 10:30pm
"Luxury" and "gourmet" seemingly resemble high-class life.
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post #10 of 36
4/14/10 at 11:34pm
When you laugh, you must follow with "Oh that's rich!"
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post #11 of 36
4/15/10 at 1:13am
Come Hither
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post #12 of 36
4/15/10 at 2:21am
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Come Hither

I must say I fancy the pugilist in that wee snapshot of yours.
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post #13 of 36
4/15/10 at 2:22am
IBP and Ye Olde
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post #14 of 36
4/15/10 at 5:53am
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Originally Posted by Shoemacher View Post
Just insert some random latin into your everyday lexicon! Level 0: "ad infinitum" Level 1: "modus operandi" Level 2: "quod erat demonstrandum" Level 3: ???
QED sends "math geek" signals, which likely won't impress the people you're trying to impress. I prefer more seldomly used Latin phrases such as "mutatis mutandis" and "nota bene". Something I've always wanted to use, but never get the chance to, is the word qua. You know, work it in with something like "The figure of the artist qua artist has always been a problematic blah blah blah..." It's those little touches that make people sit up and say, "Holy shit, this guy's the real deal!"
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post #15 of 36
4/15/10 at 6:31am
My personal favorites are:

"I daresay, come take a gander at that cuntbag"!

or

"Indeed, that is a rather vile motherfucker".
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