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> I was svelte Is this just me experiencing the baader-meinhof effect or did you get inspired to use this after learning about the framework?
by preommr 7y ago
> I was svelte
Is this just me experiencing the baader-meinhof effect or did you get inspired to use this after learning about the framework?
- jiveturkey 7y agoironic that you cite 'baader-meinhof' as if it is commonly known, but think 'svelte' is arcane.
- preommr 7y agoAnyone on reddit for more than 6 months will be familiar with that term since it comes up in subs like r/til every other week. It's definitely not some super common term but I am guessing the overlap between hn and reddit is large enough that most people here would be familiar with it. On the other hand, I don't think I've ever seen anyone use svelte in common parlance in my lifetime.
- CydeWeys 7y agoSvelte is a common-enough English word?
- mbroncano 7y agoI could only guess that for OP English is a second language, the word is quite common in a number of European languages.
- vinceguidry 7y agoWow, who know what a less-than-common word choice would drive people to think. I now want a vocabulary study list of words that are just common enough to not be archaic but not so common they won't not cause this reaction, and then put one or two of them in every social media post.
- mbroncano 7y agoI stand corrected, your grammar is certainly not the result of an European education system.
- vinceguidry 7y agoDo you not like way I type?
- spaceprison 7y agoSvelte is a pretty common way to describe being in good shape.
- shepardrtc 7y agoIts not a common term for younger generations, but for older ones it was quite common. My parents used it often.