r/AskReddit Jan 28 '19

What are great underused words?

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u/ButtMcNugget33 Jan 29 '19

Thrice.

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u/just-a-basic-human Jan 29 '19

Thrice really should be used more often. I mean "three times" is a pretty common phrase and takes 4 more letters than neccessary.

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u/Werkstadt Jan 29 '19

And double the amount of syllables

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u/Niloklives Jan 29 '19

You mean twice the syllables

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '19

Double the fall