Have you ever been talking to someone who used a word you
did not know, and been so embarrassed that you let the person continue talking
so he or she would assume you knew it? I haven’t, but I’ve heard about people
who have. (Just kidding, of course I have!) If someone used a word you didn’t
know, did you: A) Ask what it meant, or B)
Continue the conversation as if you understood, and then looked it up later?
If you chose “A,” then you are an honest person who
recognizes the fact that you are not perfect, and cannot know everything. If
you chose “B,” then this word’s for you: “Macroverbumsciolist,” which means a
person who pretends to know a word, then secretly refers to a dictionary. (It
also means someone who is unfamiliar with big words.)
So the next time someone uses the word
“macroverbumsciolist,” you won’t have to be a macroverbumsciolist!
Write soon,
Mary
