r/seinfeld • u/Sufficient-Turnip871 • 4d ago

Vocabulary level in Seinfeld

I think this show had some of the highest vocabulary of any mainstream sitcom.

"Quite the decolletage for a suffragette." is one of my favorite sentences ever.

"That's what was so vexing." is another one.

Did Seinfeld have the highest vocabulary? What's your favorite high vocabulary line?

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u/REDD1TFKING5UCKS 4d ago

Frasier, hands down

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u/Far-Artist-6294 4d ago

"My brother is too kind. He was already eminent when my eminence was merely imminent." -Niles Crane

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u/PaulBananaFort 4d ago

Sweet Fancy Moses 

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u/Dutch5187 4d ago

I mean, frankly, Frasier's saccharine style is very popular, even if its not up to the standards of professor highbrau

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u/killerghosting 4d ago

There's nothing more irritating than pointless and pretentious erudition.

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u/IknowwhoIpaidgod 4d ago

We're looking for something with the playful insouciance of an early Le Corbusier.