'Indubitably' is a Real Word lol

[WestCanMan]

I've used the word "indubitably" for decades now in place of 'undoubtedly', 'most definitely' or 'certainly', thinking that it was slang, because that's how it seems people used it and I've never encountered it in a book before. I was kinda under the impression that it was just how someone had mispronounced 'undoubtedly'.

I went to type it into a text today and it never got underlined, which I found odd, so I looked it up, and it's in the dic. 

I don't honestly know how to feel about that. I liked using it light-heartedly, and it seems like too pretentious a word to use seriously. I want my slang version back. 🙁

Edited April 6, 2024 by WestCanMan

[Legato]

24 minutes ago, WestCanMan said:

I've used the word "indubitably" for decades now in place of 'undoubtedly', 'most definitely' or 'certainly', thinking that it was slang, because that's how it seems people used it and I've never encountered it in a book before. I was kinda under the impression that it was just how someone had mispronounced 'undoubtedly'.

I went to type it into a text today and it never got underlined, which I found odd, so I looked it up, and it's in the dic. 

I don't honestly know how to feel about that. I liked using it light-heartedly, and it seems like too pretentious a word to use seriously. I want my slang version back. 🙁

Indubitably my dear Watson.

[WestCanMan]

14 minutes ago, Legato said:

Indubitably my dear Watson.

Seriously? 

Now it's way too pretentious. 

I guess I'll just have to say fack more. 

[August1991]

 

On 4/6/2024 at 6:39 PM, WestCanMan said:

....."indubitably"...

... 'undoubtedly',

....'most definitely'

..... 'certainly"

How did you pronounce these words/terms?

Mispronouncing a word is evidence of an asocial person who reads alot.

 

[WestCanMan]

5 hours ago, August1991 said:

 

How did you pronounce these words/terms?

Mispronouncing a word is evidence of an asocial person who reads alot.

 

I got them all right, but tbh, they're all pretty straightforward and I never saw indubitably in a book. More likely a mustard commercial or something like that lol.

I know what you mean though. There are words like "assuaged" and "truculent" that come up often in books, but which no one ever uses in real life.  

I probably saw "misshapen" and blazed right by it about 3x before I realized what it was lol. Had a bit of a chuckle at myself. 

[August1991]

On 4/10/2024 at 10:48 AM, WestCanMan said:

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I know what you mean though. There are words like "assuaged" and "truculent" that come up often in books, but which no one ever uses in real life.  

I probably saw "misshapen" and blazed right by it about 3x before I realized what it was lol. Had a bit of a chuckle at myself. 

Laughing - good examples. In a very public way, I once mispronounced "awry". (Imagine how I pronounced the word.)

In English, their and there, or its and it's, are not distinct when speaking- but evidence of education when writing. In French, tu and vous are very distinct - and verb conjugations in particular.

[WestCanMan]

9 hours ago, August1991 said:

Laughing - good examples. In a very public way, I once mispronounced "awry". (Imagine how I pronounced the word.)

In English, their and there, or its and it's, are not distinct when speaking- but evidence of education when writing. In French, tu and vous are very distinct - and verb conjugations in particular.

Probably awww-ree lol. Too funny. Makes sense though. 

[August1991]

On 4/12/2024 at 10:47 AM, WestCanMan said:

Probably awww-ree lol. Too funny. Makes sense though. 

Close.

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Imagine how we now integrate foreigners.

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On 4/12/2024 at 1:00 AM, August1991 said:

In French, tu and vous are very distinct

I was raised in a Haitian household, so used what I learned, were very "France like" words.

Someone called:

"C'est de la part de qui?"

Sort of like asking who it is on the behalf of, when forwarding a call.

Many of my peers would get straight to the point: "c'est qui ca?" who is it, translated, which was rude to us.

So for me, "vous" was out of respect.

Got scolded by women a few times, as it was way too formal, apparently.

"Ne me vou-voyez pas!", I would get.

I can't even think for an English equivalent for that.

Mind you, some women hated being called ma'am, as it dated then. So I guess that would be the equivalent.

Mind you, most would tell you their name, and to call them that.

[August1991]

On 5/13/2024 at 9:08 AM, Perspektiv said:

I was raised in a Haitian household, so used what I learned, were very "France like" words.

Someone called:

"C'est de la part de qui?"

Sort of like asking who it is on the behalf of, when forwarding a call.

....

Respect.

In French, there is only tu and vous.

In Japanese and most Asian languages, there are many, many more.

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The Spanish version is best- easy to understand for English-speakers, in reference to the King of England.

"He would like to sit down?"

 

Edited May 15, 2024 by August1991

[August1991]

Pronouns.

I have found this recent idea revolutionary. In English, a cousin can be either female or male. But a sister is female and a brother is male.

In other languages, a cousin can be a sister/brother or the son/daughter of an uncle/aunt.

In many languages, there is the distinction between your father's brother (uncle) and your mother's brother (also uncle - in Englsih).

Indeed, many languages -typically Asian - make a distinction between -have a specific word - for your mother's older brother or your father's younger aunt.

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American English is familiar (like Quebec French) - but still identifies who is who.

Edited June 19, 2024 by August1991

[August1991]

I prefer English/French verb conjugations - no gender involved.

He chose.

Elle a choisi.

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But then there's the direct object

She chose him or He chose her.

Elle l'a choisi vs il l'a choisie.

 

Edited September 25, 2024 by August1991

[August1991]

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