30 Something Baby Doc

I don't know if anyone remembers the 90's hit comedy "In Living Color" ,but there was a character played by Keenan Ivory Wayans who was a rehabilitated convict. This guy had an extensive English vocabulary consisting many complex words and absolutely no idea of how to use them appropriately. He attempted to portray himself as educated but usually sounded like an idiot....it was hilarious. He always started his monologues with the title of my blog.

I sometimes feel like this character. I believe that as I progressed through my medical career, my vocabulary and grammar suffered. To makes things worse, most of my close friends have excellent grammar.

examples of my poor word choices:

I'm at a nice restaurant, the menu clearly states that the steak is accompanied by your choice of sides, one being a "vegetable medley". I pleasantly ask the waitress for the vegetable melody.

I'm pointing out the fact that a certain person has lost touch with reality (delusional). I therefore describe the individual as disillusional (NO SUCH WORD).

I pointing out an individual's surprise to a certain event. I say," much to his chagrin" (wrong use of the word).

I need help! Maybe learning a new word every day is not so bad. My promise is to concentrate cleaning up my grammar and improving my vocabulary:-) Please hold me to it guys.