Subj : What did the boy do?
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Anton Shepelev
Date : Mon Nov 18 2019 16:23:48

Alexander Koryagin to Anton Shepelev:

AS>> I ascribe this to the unwholesome habit of abusing food
AS>> as an antidepressant.

AK> I believe that your way of speaking  is  pretentious  or
AK> formal.

You cannot decide which? :-)

AK> I  don't  think  people  around you will be happy if you
AK> constantly  use  words  as  if   taken   from   medicine
AK> textbooks. "I ascribe this"! My foot! ;-)

Unlike  `prescribe',  `ascribe'  is a normal word in general
use without a less format synomym.  Oh, maybe "chalk  it  up
to"?  But that is patently informal, not even neutral.

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