Some of the best wordsmiths that ever lived wrote classic novels and poems that stood the test of time. But in today’s digital age, you will find many of themin comment boxesall over the internet.Enter theRare Compliments subreddit, which collects screenshots of the most uniquely wordedpraisesyou will read online. Many of these may induce amusedlaughterwhile making you wonder, “How did they come up with that?”We’ve compiled the best ones from the group, showing that comment sections aren’t always filled with toxicity. They may also inspire you to be more creative the next time yougive someonea verbal pat on the back.This post may includeaffiliate links.
Some of the best wordsmiths that ever lived wrote classic novels and poems that stood the test of time. But in today’s digital age, you will find many of themin comment boxesall over the internet.
Enter theRare Compliments subreddit, which collects screenshots of the most uniquely wordedpraisesyou will read online. Many of these may induce amusedlaughterwhile making you wonder, “How did they come up with that?”
We’ve compiled the best ones from the group, showing that comment sections aren’t always filled with toxicity. They may also inspire you to be more creative the next time yougive someonea verbal pat on the back.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
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Journalist and Harvard University lecturerJames Gearypublisheda bookin 2018 titledWit’s End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It.In it, he mentioned that wit essentially establishes a common ground between entirely different ideas.
“(Wit) consists in binding together remote and separate notions, finding similarity in dissimilar things (or dissimilarity in similar things), and drawing the mind from one word to another,” Geary wrote.Geary adds that awitty person’s brainhas far fewer inhibitions and “uncensored access to associations.”
“(Wit) consists in binding together remote and separate notions, finding similarity in dissimilar things (or dissimilarity in similar things), and drawing the mind from one word to another,” Geary wrote.
Geary adds that awitty person’s brainhas far fewer inhibitions and “uncensored access to associations.”
Not everyone may have the same sharp wit as the commenters on this list. Fortunately, it’s a skill you can develop if you feel like you lack it. In an interview withBoston.com, Geary gave some tips, beginning with practicing puns.In the interview, Geary gave this simple pun as an example: “‘What branch of the army do babies join? The infantry.” It is easily understood, which draws an easy laugh. As Geary explains, it puts everyone on the same wavelength.
Not everyone may have the same sharp wit as the commenters on this list. Fortunately, it’s a skill you can develop if you feel like you lack it. In an interview withBoston.com, Geary gave some tips, beginning with practicing puns.
In the interview, Geary gave this simple pun as an example: “‘What branch of the army do babies join? The infantry.” It is easily understood, which draws an easy laugh. As Geary explains, it puts everyone on the same wavelength.
Taking things literally is another way tosharpen your wit. Geary says interpreting daily symbolisms at face value allows for clever delivery.As an example, he used one of comedianSteven Wright’s famous one-liners: “When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.”
Taking things literally is another way tosharpen your wit. Geary says interpreting daily symbolisms at face value allows for clever delivery.
As an example, he used one of comedianSteven Wright’s famous one-liners: “When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.”
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One point Geary made is that wit and humor don’t necessarily have to go hand in hand. In a 2019 talk at theChautaqua Institution, he explained that the slight difference is that the former requires more mental exercise.“Like juggling, wit is keeping a lot of different ideas, a lot of balls, in the air at the same time,” he said, emphasizing that wittiness is about “finding novel combinations about things.”
One point Geary made is that wit and humor don’t necessarily have to go hand in hand. In a 2019 talk at theChautaqua Institution, he explained that the slight difference is that the former requires more mental exercise.
“Like juggling, wit is keeping a lot of different ideas, a lot of balls, in the air at the same time,” he said, emphasizing that wittiness is about “finding novel combinations about things.”
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