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7/23/2008 10:39:37 PM EDT
Before writing a paper, have you ever chosen a word/words that had to be worked in to the paper, just to see if you could?

I do this all the time, and I'm not sure why
7/23/2008 10:42:23 PM EDT
[#1]
No.
7/23/2008 10:42:39 PM EDT
[#2]
Not yet, but I'm sure I will now.
7/23/2008 10:45:10 PM EDT
[#3]
Only arfcom references to zombies and the number 87.
7/23/2008 10:45:22 PM EDT
[#4]
Your new word to use is  discombobulate,,,,  
7/23/2008 10:45:44 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:
Before writing a paper, have you ever chosen a word/words that had to be worked in to the paper, just to see if you could?

I do this all the time, and I'm not sure why


Yes.
7/23/2008 10:50:16 PM EDT
[#6]
Had I heard of this before I finished all my English Comp classes, I would've done it.  There's so much OCD crap I already do, I'm shocked this isn't in my arsenal of insanity!  Thanks!

7/23/2008 10:54:21 PM EDT
[#7]
"operationalize"
7/23/2008 11:06:06 PM EDT
[#8]
The only thing I care about is manipulating my professors and feeding them exactly what they want to hear... err read.
7/23/2008 11:06:51 PM EDT
[#9]
I don't think it's a wise decision to incorporate words into an essay that you do not understand. You're setting yourself up to look like a fool.
7/23/2008 11:12:21 PM EDT
[#10]
Try 'labia'.
7/23/2008 11:23:45 PM EDT
[#11]

Quoted:
I don't think it's a wise decision to incorporate words into an essay that you do not understand. You're setting yourself up to look like a fool.


I think you've developed a case of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (Yes, its a real word)
7/23/2008 11:35:12 PM EDT
[#12]

Quoted:
Before writing a paper, have you ever chosen a word/words that had to be worked in to the paper, just to see if you could?

I do this all the time, and I'm not sure why


No, not offhand.  From time to time, with specific law papers, it was effectively a requirement.

However, it is refreshing to know that no matter how .... odd let's say.....work is, there are people who blow it out of the water.  Queue the "Avenue Q" soundtrack.
7/23/2008 11:36:17 PM EDT
[#13]
Now that you've mentioned it, I'm going to have to give it a try.
7/23/2008 11:37:19 PM EDT
[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I don't think it's a wise decision to incorporate words into an essay that you do not understand. You're setting yourself up to look like a fool.


I think you've developed a case of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (Yes, its a real word)


Oh.
7/23/2008 11:38:11 PM EDT
[#15]
Deciduous

ETA:  Widdershins
7/23/2008 11:40:04 PM EDT
[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I don't think it's a wise decision to incorporate words into an essay that you do not understand. You're setting yourself up to look like a fool.


I think you've developed a case of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (Yes, its a real word)


Often contracted after an esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
7/24/2008 2:04:12 AM EDT
[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
I don't think it's a wise decision to incorporate words into an essay that you do not understand. You're setting yourself up to look like a fool.


I think you've developed a case of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (Yes, its a real word)


Often contracted after an esophagogastroduodenoscopy.


Which was performed for the purpose of placing of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.

7/24/2008 2:09:03 AM EDT
[#18]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I don't think it's a wise decision to incorporate words into an essay that you do not understand. You're setting yourself up to look like a fool.


I think you've developed a case of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (Yes, its a real word)


No, it's a fictitious word.
7/24/2008 2:12:04 AM EDT
[#19]
" chesticles "
7/24/2008 2:50:34 AM EDT
[#20]
phantasmagorical

massive adrenaline dump
7/24/2008 2:56:25 AM EDT
[#21]
For certain papers I try and give them a theme.

One time I did it so good that the teacher tried to convince me to switch to english from nursing and wanted my paper for future reference to show students.

Then papers submitted to her after that sucked kinda. I don't know what that teacher thinks of me.
7/24/2008 2:59:30 AM EDT
[#22]
Nah.  I'd make an outline, lay out the content, then start filling in the content.  Stay on track for getting your message across; don't go off on tangents for the sake of trying to sound like you have a superior vocabulary or something.  
7/24/2008 3:10:38 AM EDT
[#23]
http://www.erikandanna.com/Humor/bullshit_generator.htm

you can thank me later - I try to use this at least oce a week with my job
7/24/2008 3:33:48 AM EDT
[#24]

Quoted:
phantasmagorical

massive adrenaline dump


Oh yes definitely... I will not graduate without having placed that in a paper
7/24/2008 3:35:51 AM EDT
[#25]
I didn't do it much in college, but in high school I worked the titles of 7 Tom Clancy books into one 5-paragraph paper.
7/24/2008 3:37:16 AM EDT
[#26]
"Scoliotic," FTMFW


- BG
7/24/2008 3:41:08 AM EDT
[#27]
I haven't.  A friend, though, once received a mediocre grade on a paper with the professor telling him that, with his argument, he had put the golfball on the tee, but hadn't actually swung the club, or words to that effect.

Next paper my friend wrote for that professor was some 5-6 pages long, with an average of about 4-5 golf references per page.
7/24/2008 3:46:25 AM EDT
[#28]
recidivism
7/24/2008 3:51:55 AM EDT
[#29]
I haven't written a paper since first semester freshman year.  I have, however, drawn several free body diagrams.  
7/24/2008 3:55:15 AM EDT
[#30]

Quoted:
Not yet, but I'm sure I will now.


+1

7/24/2008 2:10:32 PM EDT
[#31]

Quoted:
recidivism


I'm a CJ major. There are few papers that don't have recidivism in them
7/24/2008 2:11:36 PM EDT
[#32]

Quoted:
Try 'labia'.


FTW!
7/24/2008 2:11:50 PM EDT
[#33]
Yep. I try to use "apropos", "henceforth", and "aforementioned"  whenever I can
7/24/2008 2:17:08 PM EDT
[#34]
Phrases/profound quotes:  Yes
Individual words:  No