lynnmosher 3,208 Posted Tuesday at 01:19 PM I thought I'd share dictionary.com's word of the day. You'll see at the end of the definition why... Word of the day: esprit de l’escalier (es-pree duh le-skahl-yey) Definition: a perfect comeback or witty remark that one frustratingly comes up with only when the moment for doing so has passed: Writers, by nature, tend to be people in whom l' esprit de l'escalier is a recurrent experience. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carolinamtne 1,011 Posted Tuesday at 01:22 PM Oh, yeah! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carolinamtne 1,011 Posted Tuesday at 01:23 PM The advantage to being a writer is that you can recreate the scene with a character and make the appropriate comeback! 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 359 Posted Tuesday at 01:25 PM 6 minutes ago, lynnmosher said: a perfect comeback or witty remark that one frustratingly comes up with only when the moment for doing so has passed Ah, I hate when that happens! 😄 Who knew there was an actual word for it? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmosher 3,208 Posted Tuesday at 01:27 PM LOL I know! Always happens to me. And too bad our writer-brain can't inject something a little quicker! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Leone 339 Posted Tuesday at 03:22 PM 2 hours ago, lynnmosher said: a perfect comeback or witty remark that one frustratingly comes up with only when the moment for doing so has passed That happens all the time. 1 hour ago, carolinamtne said: The advantage to being a writer is that you can recreate the scene with a character and make the appropriate comeback! That's why my characters are way more witty and clever than real life. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Claire Tucker 363 Posted Tuesday at 05:51 PM So that's why it's easier for me to communicate via writing ... 4 hours ago, lynnmosher said: a perfect comeback or witty remark that one frustratingly comes up with only when the moment for doing so has passed 'cause this happens all the time in real life conversation! There's no "backspace" or "delete" in verbal communication ... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarah Daffy 502 Posted Tuesday at 05:54 PM (edited) 6 hours ago, Claire Tucker said: So that's why it's easier for me to communicate via writing ... Me too! I think up this perfect thing in my head, write it down, then when I try to explain it, everyone else is like, "Huh? What planet are you from?" It's happened with me and my sister before. Now it's happened to me again. . . Edited Tuesday at 11:57 PM by Sarah Daffy 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erin Cook 377 Posted Tuesday at 06:16 PM Oh my word, that happens to me too! That's why I'm often quieter in person than I am when I write messages to people. I have to take time to think out what I want to say to folks, which causes my "brilliant remarks" to often come to my brain looooooonnnnng after the subject has shifted or been completely dropped altogether!! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carolinamtne 1,011 Posted Tuesday at 11:50 PM It seems several of us have a lot in common! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HK1 309 Posted Wednesday at 12:50 AM 11 hours ago, lynnmosher said: a perfect comeback or witty remark that one frustratingly comes up with only when the moment for doing so has passed: So there's a word for the condition that plagues me 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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