My nominee for most pretentiously silly word: "quotidian"

[UTUSN]

It just means "daily."

What does it add to whatever written piece to insert "quotidian" rather than "daily"?!1

[ret5hd]

1. Well, now that I know that bit of information...

"quotidian" is now my quotidian word.

And you sir, are welcome!

[UTUSN]

2. Wow, what a gracious riposte!1 However, I'm replaceable by Google!1

[IcyPeas]

3. it's a restaurant chain too (Le Pain quotidien)

never been inside though. Food looks good....

https://www.lepainquotidien.com/us/en/menu

[2naSalit]

4. Because we like to use French sometimes?

[fierywoman]

5. ...and Italian. and Spanish (I think.) That's where I learned to use it. Personally

I love the word quotidian and am joyful that English has so many words.

[Hoyt]

6. I've used that for years, "Excuse me, it's time for my quotidian constitutional."

[2naSalit]

10. LOL!

[frazzled]

7. It doesn't really mean daily

It means “everyday,” in the sense of “ordinary” or “commonplace” (as in a book about quotidian life in the Middle Ages).

You can take a daily walk, but you don’t take a quotidian walk.

[UTUSN]

8. What's one word in Latin for "distinction without a difference"?!1

And I *did* look it up before posting.

[Guilded Lilly]

9. I love the word quotidian. It's poetic!

[diva77]

11. It rhymes with "Branch Davidian" and "Floridian" -- therefore it's extremely useful!