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I'm out here reading what I imagine is the blog operated by one of the most preeminent journals in the English language. Then I read a sentence that uses the word "tizzy." Illusion, shattered.

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What is wrong with the word "tizzy"?

maybe they think that using high-level vocabulary is an indicator of intelligence. Fortunately, the article does that too.

Imagine not knowing the word "tizzy"

Not sure tizzy is common outside of commonwealth countries. I'm quite sure it's British English.

I’m USA born, have lived here my entire life, and have known what “being in a tizzy” meant since… 4th or 5th grade? I thought it was a relatively common word/phrase. I do read books though, but nothing fancy. Our literacy standards are apparently spiraling downward.

Same here. Idk about specific grades, but pretty sure everyone knows what tizzy is.

I just remember telling teachers to not be in such a tizzy when I was quite young, certainly before middle school. Generally their state was my fault; I was far from a model student.

Uh, I didn't know it. Apparently it means "a state of nervous excitement or agitation".

It's fine to not know it. It's absurd to judge the merits of an article based on not knowing a word it uses. I mean seriously - you're going to judge an article based on a word YOU happen to not know? Farcical to the extreme.

Made me feel like I'm in that movie from the 90s, "Dexter's Lab Ego Trip" when they are using square wheels instead of circles.

Imagine getting in a "tizzy" about journalists using the word "tizzy"... that's irony for ya.

It would them in a tizzy…

They might even accidentally a word ;)

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