ADHD memes

"This is a complex subject with a lot of subtleties. We have to choose the right words to make sure we avoid misunderstandings. Any sufficiently developed topic has a language all its own."

I had a political conversation with a right-wing co-worker a while back, and he generally operated in good faith, but he got flustered and tried to do the "why do you use big/pretentious words" scold on me, and he did not handle it well when I responded "I guess home school and Liberty University didn't land you with much of a vocabulary".

There's nothing pretentious about having a firm grasp of your native language. Stop dumbing down society so you can feel better about having a 2nd grade reading level.

How many people with ADHD have been lambasted for being a "mush mouth" or someone that relies on filler words too much? Some of us took that to heart and developed more succinct communication styles.

It's interesting, they used to think that having a big vocabulary or knowing multiple languages delayed having Alzheimer's. It turns out that family often first become aware that a person is developing Alzheimer's because the person starts regularly forgetting common words, but people with big vocabularies can come up with alternatives when they can't remember one, so their family doesn't recognize it as early. When those people are diagnosed, they end up being further along.

I'm in this picture and i... am ambivalent.

An ex once told me her mother wasn’t a fan because talking to me was like talking to a thesaurus.

Yeah, well, Donna, your daughter decided to start fucking me because I was the only person who could consistently beat her at words with friends.

It gets worse the more deviations you get away from the mean:

Scientists and other academics who often pride themselves on their rhetoric act in peculiar ways when they're challenged on their assumptions with sources.

Normally, you'd expect the open-minded to be like: "Wow, that's something I hadn't considered! Thanks for expanding my intellectual horizons!"

Instead its: "You completely invalidated my work, you fuckwit! We're going to lose funding!"

Always be kind to everyone you meet. C:

That's Me IRL!

Same energy as "your English is so good". No, I just don't know normal words.

i like when people use big words cause then i can learn a new word. it's nice knowing words to say stuff with

Holy crap, I thought I was the only one.

Damn, no one ever put it into words like that but this describes me perfectly

Me go caveman mode. Talk dumb. As coping mechanism.

My oldest bitches about me doing this constantly. ‘We haven’t learned that yet’. ‘Sorry it’s all the voices gave me’.

I never pontificated like that, but you're utterly correct.

I find it inconceivable that when I stirred from my bedchamber this morning, that I would find myself with an appeal to my senses that would brighten my day.

obliged

I write a lot of fantasy, and that definitely affects my practical vocabulary. I don't think the specificity is needless though, especially in English, this Frankenstein of cognates and loaner words. You have so many options because the human experience is so diverse and multifaceted. Clarity helps, and it makes language more beautiful, something we should all strive for

"You talk like a smart person" mate I can't remember how to talk like a normal person

This is me for sure. XD

chariots chariots

Oh, good. We've got Prime Cave Johnson this time!

That's me, but also with english words instead of my native language's ones.

There was a Basic Instructions comic about exactly this, but unfortunately the only thing I can remember about it is that the protagonist describes someone's hair as "turgid" and "basic instructions turgid hair" isn't getting many relevant results.

Also, is "chariots chariots" related to the rest of the post or am I just oblivious?

edit: s/coming/comic

Is been literally decades, so I'm forgetting, but that particular case had some arguments regarding the turgid state of penises. I read a brief from this case, because my relative was like, this is silly, you'll enjoy it