Efficacy
If you hear me use "efficacy" in a sentence, there's a 57% chance I've been maneuvering the conversation towards a situation where I could use it for at least 3 minutes.
Obfuscate
Just because I love the word doesn't mean that I want to obfuscate all the time, though there was a time in my life... One of those cool words which doesn't quite have a simple synonym, but has a beautifully clear antonym: clarify. I like the way it rolls off my tongue...
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ReplyDeleteAlso, I hate blogger and its recent slowness. Make it stop, Johann.
Nice site! I always feel self conscious when I say something then realize I'm talking like a book, and not like a person. Which is when you'll hear me pause and say, "Who talks like that?"
ReplyDeleteOr, "I just wanted to say 'efficacy!'"
I too love the term "efficacy." It is loaded with a long history of social psychology research as well. Albert Bandura's work on "Self-Efficacy" comes to mind. I probably use it too much, and probably inappropriately. Then again, maybe I'm a pompous ass.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm doing a poor job of obfuscating that fact.
Along the lines of "obfuscate" - I also like the terms, "elide," "occlude," and "mystify."
ReplyDeleteThen again, I'm kind of nerdy about words in general.
Oh, I have an affinity for the word "occlude" too. Oh, and "affinity!"
ReplyDeleteBut "mystify?" Any word that's the title of an INXS song isn't quite obscure enough. :-)
The only time I've ever actually had a chance to use the word "elide" was when discussing the Baltimore accent.
"Bal'more"