I just used the word 'hence' in an email

[GoodGirlFaith]

AIBU to want to punch the air?

Pray tell me your favourite olden day words.

Thus makes me feel like a genius ha

That's horrific, it's like nails on a chalkboard reading that. How would anyone half-literate think Sport's Day could be correct.

Proclivity is a favourite of mine.
When I taught primary I used to have a 'word of the week' that we tried to squeeze in at least once a day. The children loved it.

Maybe they have a friend who is such a good sport they like arranging events to celebrate that person?

I have to sit on my hands to avoid using ergo, because that would make me sound like a tit.

Not in my wheelhouse. I heard Zander on Pointless say this and I love it. I haven't had an opportunity to drop it into a conversation myself yet though.

I said "technically, this is known as a clusterfuck" to my boss the other day
Happenstance is my favourite word and I try to use it whenever I can.

Fair enough!

What? How does that work in this case?

Our local estate agent loves 'suitable for a mulitiplicity of uses'.

Ooo yes, thrice! Bonus points if you roll the ‘r’ 😁

Also twixt

As in, ‘husband help me! I am caught thusly twixt the vexatious cushions!!’

Probably “comprising of” 😳 many unusual features

Similarly I like "bodes".

As in, that bodes but it is too early to say whether it bodes well or ill.

I only recently discovered that "outwith" is a Scottish word (or non-word according to red squiggles in Microsoft). Mindblown. What does everyone else say??

I used the word emboldened in a sentence last week, didn’t even know I had the word in my, I tried to stop it, but it came out, it was the only word which would best describe someone’s behaviour.

Ha. Good to know. There I was thinking we were clever!

My Nan used to say 'queer' in its correct context. Bring it back!

Thus
Wherewithal / herewith
Aforementioned
On (in?) the morrow
See you anon

Desist! (Shouted at a child).

Same as gay. My aunt was called Gay.

I only heard 'outwith' on MN, and realised from reading it that it was a Scottish word (I'm Irish), I think it's lovely.

I love that some words are so common in certain areas / regions / countries and completely unknown elsewhere!

Oh yes, my dad is always using the word queer to mean peculiar! Actually, come to think of it, peculiar is a fabulous word too.

My boss is a fan of 'awry' when things go wrong.

I'm not sure whether the word faff is old fashioned enough, but I love that one too!

I hope you did not send it to a young person, lest (takes a bow) they think you meant 'hench' and lo (pls note), you are now cancelled.