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> Have you never used a thesaurus? I'm not sure exactly what you're implying with this rhetorical question but, for the record, I wouldn't expect a well-educat
by da39a3ee 4y ago
> Have you never used a thesaurus?
I'm not sure exactly what you're implying with this rhetorical question but, for the record, I wouldn't expect a well-educated native speaker to use a thesaurus.
- IshKebab 4y agoThat's a very strange opinion. This sure sounds like "I'm smart enough to do it without any assistance!" ego wanking. I see it all the time on here about IDE features like autocompletion. "Why would I need that? I'm smart. I just memorise the entire codebase, don't you? Your intellect is laughable."
- da39a3ee 4y agoIt's not an opinion; I'm simply stating a fact about the cultural background from which I come (British middle class). It will sound snobbish/arrogant. I make no apologies for that - I'm just offering it as a data point in case it's helpful to the conversation. In British middle class society, where people have attended "good" universities, you don't use a thesaurus. It would be looked-down upon. Incidentally, what do you use a thesaurus for? Is it when you've forgotten a word, or when you want to discover new words that might be apt?
- BrandoElFollito 4y agoReally? I am a native speaker of French, well educated, with top marks in French and Philosophy (our "advanced French courses"), taught French abroad, member of a jury in the French Language Olympics, ... what have I forgotten, ah yes, father of two who was forcing them under torture to write, read and speak proper and varied French. And yet I do use a thesaurus from time to time, as well as a dictionary of antonyms. And a simple dictionary as well. Maybe your language is simpler, or you have a better memory/education.