Why, may I ask, do normal street people suddenly vamp up their vocabulary in front of doctors of philosophy? Why drop words like laconic and corporal? Why not just say, 'man that character sure doesn't say much'. 'Hm... there seems to be quite an obsession in this story with body parts.'
Beats me.
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that being said, i must admit that today i used the word prodigious while talking with my advisor. sad day for my idealist self.
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