History JustForFun / TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary

[[FromBadToWorse It gets worse]] for tropers whose native language isn't English. They unawarely insert tropes into their conversations and the receiving side usually not only simply have no idea what that phrase ''means'', but can't understand what you just said AT ALL. And you can't just send them a link to explain - they don't understand English, remember? [[note]] Unless the article in question has been translated into their native language. [[/note]]

The most evident symptom of this is the word "trope" itself, which is not commonly used outside of this site -- it's only the [[http://wordcount.org/main.php 67,470th]] most frequent English word. That's behind [[BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults "privies"]] but ahead of "milliners", just for reference. Then again, many foreign languages do not even have a translation for the word 'tropes'.

->''"A '''Ghost Head''' is a type of '''Cybernetic Allen Key''' which a '''Fake Thomas Jefferson''' uses to '''[[PresidentEvil Impeach the Goddamn President]]'''. Used mostly when a writer is '''[[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants]]Combing His Hair''' or '''[[SpeaksFluentAnimal Speaking Fluent Cat]]''', although if a character is '''Shirtless And Hungry''' it can be used to give them a '''Fire Island Swirlie'''. See also '''The Alien Is Not An Alien''' and '''Germany Fits In My Pocket'''."''

->''"A '''Ghost Head''' is a type of '''Cybernetic Allen Key''' which a '''Fake Thomas Jefferson''' uses to '''[[PresidentEvil Impeach the Goddamn President]]'''. Used mostly when a writer is '''Combing His Hair''' or '''[[SpeaksFluentAnimal Speaking Fluent Cat]]''', although if a character is '''Shirtless And Hungry''' it can be used to give them a '''Fire Island Swirlie'''. See also '''The Alien Is Not An Alien''' and '''Germany Fits In My Pocket'''."''

You may even realize [[note]]on the way to the fridge[[/note]] [[FridgeHorror that you have already started doing this without realizing]].

->''"A '''Ghost Head''' is a type of '''Cybernetic Allen Key''' which a '''Fake Thomas Jefferson''' uses to '''ImpeachTheGoddamnPresident'''. Used mostly when a writer is '''Combing His Hair''' or '''[[SpeaksFluentAnimal Speaking Fluent Cat]]''', although if a character is '''Shirtless And Hungry''' it can be used to give them a '''Fire Island Swirlie'''. See also '''The Alien Is Not An Alien''' and '''Germany Fits In My Pocket'''."''

-->-- '''Website/SomethingAwful forums''', on [=TVTropes's effects on language=][[note]]Please note that most of these are not actually tropes. They could be, though, one day... they definitely could be... Maybe they're from an AlternateUniverse version of Wiki/TVTropes?[[/note]]

The most evident symptom of this is the word "trope" itself, which is not commonly used outside of this site -- it's only the [[http://wordcount.org/main.php 67,470th]] most frequent English word. That's behind [[BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults "privies"]] but ahead of [[NiceHat "milliners"]], just for reference. Then again, many foreign languages do not even have a translation for the word 'tropes'.

This entire site is an OldShame so I’m going to TorchTheFranchiseAndRun

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->''"A '''Ghost Head''' is a type of '''Cybernetic Allen Key''' which a '''Fake Thomas Jefferson''' uses to '''ImpeachTheGoddamnPresident'''. Used mostly when a writer is '''Combing His Hair''' or '''[[SpeaksFluentAnimal Speaking Fluent Cat]]''', although if a character is '''Shirtless And Hungry''' it can be used to give them a '''Fire Island Swirlie'''. See also '''The Alien Is Not An Alien''' and '''Germany Fits In My Pocket'''."''
-->-- '''Website/SomethingAwful forums''', on [=TVTropes's effects on language=][[note]]Please note that most of these are not actually tropes. They could be, though, one day... they definitely could be... Maybe they're from an AlternateUniverse version of Wiki/TVTropes?[[/note]]

Or [[SugarWiki/TVTropesWillEnhanceYourLife enrich it]], depending on your point of view.

[[JustForFun/YouKnowYouReadTooMuchTVTropesWhen It seems to be not at all unusual]] for a troper to begin [[ConversationalTroping speaking Tropinese]] in RealLife situations that do not involve discussion of entertainment. This is apparently another way that JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife.
[[FromBadToWorse It gets worse]] for tropers whose native language isn't English. They unawarely insert tropes into their conversations and the receiving side usually not only simply have no idea what that phrase ''means'', but can't understand what you just said AT ALL. And you can't just send them a link to explain - they don't understand English, remember? [[note]] Unless the article in question has been translated into their native language. [[/note]]

The most evident symptom of this is the word "trope" itself, which is not commonly used outside of this site -- it's only the [[http://wordcount.org/main.php 67,470th]] most frequent English word. That's behind [[BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults "privies"]] but ahead of [[NiceHat "milliners"]], just for reference. Then again, many foreign languages do not even have a translation for the word 'tropes'.

At this rate, we're going to end up fitting in on [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration the Tamarian homeworld]].[[note]]Darmok and Jalad, at Tanagra.[[/note]]

You may even realize [[note]]on the way to the fridge[[/note]] [[FridgeHorror that you have already started doing this without realizing]].

This, when combined with a tendency to apply Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope, is why some artists aware of us aren't exactly fond of the site. On the other hand, many artists are Tropers themselves, and a number of our linguistic travesties are borrowed from industry jargon.

Compare {{Newspeak}}. See also SpeaksInShoutOuts.

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[[JustForFun/YouKnowYouReadTooMuchTVTropesWhen It seems to be not at all unusual]] for a {{troper}} to begin [[ConversationalTroping speaking Tropinese]] in RealLife situations that do not involve discussion of entertainment. This is apparently another way that JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife.