Long before I could casually talk about chenin blanc, tempranillo or vermentino, 21-year-old me was cracking open an $8 bottle of pinot grigio at a house party -- with my car keys, no less.

Sometimes, he confessed, it merely comes down to one goal: "You want to make things fancy." High Profile on 02/11/2018 ...

150 Big Words That Will Make You Sound Fancy and Smart—and What They Mean originally appeared on Parade. By age 20, the average American will have learned around 42,000 words.

"Common phrases, not fancy words, make you sound more fluent in a foreign language." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 April 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250403122822.htm>.