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... I know Tom Servo in real life; he really does talk like that. English really is his second language. He isn't talking down to you. If you felt he was making you look stupid, then here's the following advice:
1) You never look more intelligent by getting your back up when it isn't necessary (please note that there are times I fail to remind myself of this truth - IE I do it too, but I try not to in my saner moments);
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2) If you don't usually use words like puerile, appurtenant, etc, it is way too easy to pull such words out of a thesaurus, use them incorrectly, and make it obvious that you are grasping;
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3) I have more respect for somebody who either finds the correct answer themselves, or who is able to ask for help with the problem in a genuine way, than for somebody who gets defensive because they don't know the answer, the definition, or the secret handshake.
Just my $.02