"You miss too much these days, if you stop to think"
 

How good are you linguistically? Can you tie verbal knots around people, forcing them to wonder what the hell you just said, while still expressing a cogent thought? Do you have the ability to make verbal jabs at people, without having them made aware of it? Double entendres your forte?

Or should we just call you Mudd?

I'm the goodest talker there is. :P

I drive them nuts with my spuling.

I can think up witty retorts, but by the time they get to my mouth, they either evolve into something quite bad or the moment has passed.

i can talk fairly well, but sometimes i do have some trouble expressing what i'm trying to say
i say "uh" far too much, since sometimes my talking gets ahead of my thinking, and i need to give my brain a moment to catch up

then again, since i had that bike accident a few months ago i've been stuttering a bit more than usual, and talking in spoonerisms more often

sometimes, if i'm really nervous, i end up sounding like porky pig

Yup, I'm too slow with language and don't have a particularly good vocabulary. A lot of my jokes are very subtle and obscure so most people don't see them.

I'm the same way unfortunately. :(

I can 'tie verbal knots' around people if it is pertaining to something medical, because then I can use my medical lexicon (read: vocabulary). :)

There is nothin worse than..................air, in the conva-sation
 

Eloquence of oration is one of my few assets. I can speak publicly with ease.

But always remember what happened to Cicero...

Yeah, slowness is a problem of mine too.. that's why I like written communication so much... gives me time to formulate a witty rejoinder :-p

Public speaking, though, is no problem at all. I'm a kick ass speech writer, and a kick ass speech presenter. It's only conversational speech at which I sometimes confuse myself, and say the wrong thing, or nothing at all.

When speaking with mortals it is usually best to avoid using linguistic sophistication as it, more times than not, is liable to cause either confusion or disgust or envy or some other unpalatable response. Speaking in such a manner also hinders the message when communication is the purpose of one's speech. If the receiver does not or cannot understand the intended meaning of what is being said then communication is both ineffecient and/or futile. However, if the sole purpose of speech is bewilderment- then yes, by all means confuse away.

I do not ordinarily partake in linguistic excercises because I normally do not speak if I have nothing to say. Moreover, when I do speak it is usually for a specific purpose whereby a meaning needs to be communicated- in such cases; I use a plain and clear approach as to not cause misunderstanding.

In short, I am capable of it though I do not practice it regularly because it does not meet my needs.

I'm highly trained in the art of being able to write paragraphs without actually saying anything, or making any point whatsoever. I'm able to use complex language to confuse people, and also hide the true meaning of what I'm saying under layers of waffle. Years working for a local authority does that to you!

I don't try to act more intelligent that I should sound, but I throw more profound and intillectual words for the hell of it to confuse and befuddle my friends. I can hold a conversation without sounding too much of either a smart person or a dumb one. My verbal communication is really what shows who I am in a conversation with someone, so I can't articifally replace it and be a different person that I could'nt live like. I can find myself studdering when I have more than one thought running through my head or when I'm occupying more than one task at a time, though.

I'm working on my vocabulary, cut the simple words and bring on the 10 syllable word!
Well I do act pretty smart around people, and I also have my sense of humor acting really intelligent. My common sense thoughts are always the ones to go off first. "People aren't smart." Anyway a little tidbit about me.;)

Same as Bilbo. By the time I think of the absolute killer line, the moment has passed.

I do have a good vocabulary, which is great unless I'm arguing with either an idiot (in which case my argument might as well fall on deaf ears) or a person more learned than myself, as they actually have the knowledge to back up the fancy language.

I'm sure you've seen the evidence of this here on the winamp forums.

i flash them and they shut up....i win the conversation

Flash me sometime! :D lol!

I can pretty much convey a message however I want. Even when somebody attempts to make me look stupid because of something I said, I always manage to make their comment seem even more stupid. I don't always try to make the other person look stupid, of course. It's just when I want to that I do.

To quote Bond, James Bond: "I'm a cunning linguist." :p

I'm a smartass with a sick mind and a quick tounge. Bad combination. I can take advantage of just about every inappropriate connotation in the english language.

:up: :up:

i just get called weird


...... yeh i dont mind either:D

That was meant for the other linguistical talent, if you follow my inuendo. ;)

That's why I posted the "tonguing smiley". ;) I just wondered how many people would even know what it meant.

/me raises his hand.

me can wrap a riddle in the middle of a kunundrum inside some chineese hippie dipping sauce for lunch... but i am quite good at making people look stupid with words...

*raises hand along with RM*

And I think this smilie http://www.sgtfuzzbubble99.homestead...Blurp_anim.gif would have been better suited to the situation. ;)


As for the massive expanses of my vocabulary... Well, they aren't that massive. More like an empty room that you can hear a slight echo in as opposed to listening to your echo at the Grand Canyon. :)

There's a lot to be said for being a cunning linguist. You get strange looks from her friends after she tells them of your skills...

Maybe that's why I get some strange looks. I've been told on more than one occasion that I'm good with my tongue. ;)

I knew I shouldn't have ditched latin class... ;)

I can think very fast and with a greater depth (appearently) than most people I encounter. My speech is another matter altogether. I was born with a physical speech impediment, and while I've had YEARS of speech therapy and most people can understand me without a problem nowadays, I still have a mental stumbling block when it comes to public speaking. I can usually get along just fine with small groups and individuals, but when it comes to large groups, where I can't immediately see that the group as a whole is "getting it", I start to fall apart.

On the other hand, one of my favorite little evil delights is to verbally manipulate someone into seeing things MY WAY. I can usually tell where a person is headed in their conversational direction, and, if I don't like it, manipulate things to the point where they end up where I want them.

-=Gonzotek=-

duuuhhh... me want

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I am deeply sorry. It has come to my attention that I acted highly immature in my above posting. I apologize to you all and will ask that you please find it in your heart to forgive me.

*SNYder steps on rake*
*rake hits face*

D'oh!

I find it's not neccesarily the Words, but the meaning. Maybe you get off by saying big 18 letter words, but does the other person understand? I don't care if I'm insulting them. If an insult actually makes it's way to my brain while the conversation is going on, I blurt it out, in the most direct and simple way possible.
What's wrong with simplicity. It gets the job done. You don't need to sound like a dictionary to get your words across.

:rolleyes: