Go watch the video you fuckkity fuck fuckers.

For some reason it's funnier when an intelligent old man says things like this.

Quote from: SuperIrish on January 22, 2015, 12:23:09 PM

For some reason it's funnier when an intelligent old man says things like this.

I thinks it's because of the way he pronounces it.

It creates a contrast between the niveau of his articulation and the (lack of) niveau of the comments he received.

Explain to me how you're using this word 'niveau' here... I looked it up but I don't quite understand. I want to learn.

Quote from: Atticus on January 22, 2015, 12:32:47 PM

Quote from: SuperIrish on January 22, 2015, 12:23:09 PM

For some reason it's funnier when an intelligent old man says things like this.

I thinks it's because of the way he pronounces it.

It creates a contrast between the niveau of his articulation and the (lack of) niveau of the comments he received.

Explain to me how you're using this word 'niveau' here... I looked it up but I don't quite understand. I want to learn.

If you want to know the meaning of (how I understand) it; It may be used to describe the proficiency of someone in a certain activity.[also meaning: level, standard]

E.g.: Marc has a higher niveau in english writing than Peter, because he uses complex but accurate sentence structures and formal grammar (while Peter lacks in this regard.)
In the case of Dawkins; his speech is on a high niveau because he doesn't swallow vowels and because of his emphasised pronunciation.

If you were asking yourself why I used it instead of another word:
I've just been hearing and using it in this and similar contexts, so I've not really been thinking about why I used it in this particular instance.

So... I'd say I used it just because it's part of my vocabulary - and sounds better than 'level'.

Quote from: Elegiac on January 22, 2015, 12:35:56 PM

Quote from: Atticus on January 22, 2015, 12:32:47 PM

Quote from: SuperIrish on January 22, 2015, 12:23:09 PM

For some reason it's funnier when an intelligent old man says things like this.

I thinks it's because of the way he pronounces it.

It creates a contrast between the niveau of his articulation and the (lack of) niveau of the comments he received.

Explain to me how you're using this word 'niveau' here... I looked it up but I don't quite understand. I want to learn.

If you want to know the meaning of (how I understand) it; It may be used to describe the proficiency of someone in a certain activity.[also meaning: level, standard]

E.g.: Marc has a higher niveau in english writing than Peter, because he uses complex but accurate sentence structures and formal grammar (while Peter lacks in this regard.)
In the case of Dawkins; his speech is on a high niveau because he doesn't swallow vowels and because of his emphasised pronunciation.

If you were asking yourself why I used it instead of another word:
I've just been hearing and using it in this and similar contexts, so I've not really been thinking about why I used it in this particular instance.

So... I'd say I used it just because it's part of my vocabulary - and sounds better than 'level'.

I just wanted to know how you were using it. Is that a common or correct way?

I'm near a Catholic school, and if they excommunicate me for this I won't go to heaven