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joe28598 t1_j0gdlxn wrote

Reply to comment by SensationalGlyph in Volkswagenball, Lars Fisk, mixed media, 2017 by cleftMyrdal

I have only heard the word verisimilitude once, and it was a Norm MacDonald joke, along with the word sesquipedality.

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SensationalGlyph t1_j0gfz8y wrote

My other option was verité 🤷‍♂️

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joe28598 t1_j0gjx0p wrote

And why not use layman terms when speaking to the general public? I assume you know that most people don't know what verisimilitude means.

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SensationalGlyph t1_j0gz6j2 wrote

Fair enough I guess?

Google is always an option and the word seemed to fit.

I'll try again 'I appreciate the extra effort he puts in to make his works accurately reflect reality'

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joe28598 t1_j0h3h9i wrote

I understand the want to use nice words, I love using them, but when in the company of people who appreciate it.

But language is use to communicate, if you use words unknown by most you may as well be speaking another language. Imo

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SensationalGlyph t1_j0h6wdh wrote

Well you know what they say about opinions. Thanks for looking out for the little guys out there bud 😉

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