Paul Graham getting cooked by British and Africans on twitter because he thinks 'Delve' is a big word that only ChatGPT uses

[pmsh]

The problem this shows is that the vocabulary of Americans may be extremely limited. Britain, as well as the countries that were colonised by them use these words daily.

Now, imagine using the word 'delve' or 'burgeoning' in your YC application and you immediately get rejected because you're using a big word that American investors are not used to seeing.

This is why there has been a debate about cancelling the requirement for English speaking non-western countries to write IELST & TOEFL English exams before being allowed to study in the United States & Canada. The average young student learns by reading and English is perceived to be on the same level as Mathematics.

Paul Graham seems to think that children of nowadays learn words through 'movies' and that using these words is a thing of the past.

Moral of the story: Sometimes, when you get denied or rejected for opportunities, there may be nothing wrong with you, but everything wrong with how the decision maker sees/interprets the world.

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[liesnr1]

@pmsh Strange generalisation to publicly shout about. Delve is used pretty regularly in Australia.

 

[thejust]

@liesnr1 And India. Using high resolution and nuance in language isn't to "sound clever".

 

[fluvnine]

@liesnr1 It’s used really often in the US too. I have no idea why someone would think it’s not a common word

 

[kkoskela]

@fluvnine I use them in work/client meetings all the time. Maybe they're not popular with his ingroups?

 

[chelle14]

@fluvnine I felt like I was going crazy ready this. Also American here and “delve” has been part of my vocab since middle school. Maybe not as common as “dive” but still very much part of common vernacular