Okay, so today I was messing around with the word “superfluous.” Sounds fancy, right? I wanted to see if I could actually use it in a sentence without sounding like a total weirdo.
First, I looked up the definition. Turns out, “superfluous” basically means something extra, something you don’t really need. Like, if you have ten pairs of black socks and you buy another, that new pair is probably superfluous.
Then I started looking for some examples online. Just to get a feel for how people use it. I found a bunch of sentences, some were okay, others were way too formal. Like, “My presence at the afternoon’s proceedings was superfluous.” Who even talks like that?
I decided to try and come up with my own sentences. It was a little tougher than I thought! I scribbled down a few, then read them out loud. Most of them sounded pretty dumb. I mean, it’s not a word you use every day, you know?
After a while, I managed to come up with a few that I thought were decent:
- “Since I already had a ton of pens, buying more was totally superfluous.”
- “He added so many extra details to the story that most of it felt superfluous.”
- “With everyone bringing food to the party, my extra dish turned out to be superfluous.”
I still don’t think I’ll be using “superfluous” in casual conversation anytime soon. But hey, at least now I know how to use it if I ever need to. It’s always good to learn new words, even if they’re kind of superfluous, haha!
Anyway, that’s how I spent part of my day. Kind of a random thing to do, I guess, but it was actually kind of fun. You should try it sometime! Just pick a random word and see if you can use it in a sentence. It’s a good little brain exercise.
