It's proper to use good words and improve one's vocabilary.
5 seconds sound clip from the Little Women (1950) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:03:20 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Marmee's right... we have to make sacrifices.
- Only I'm tired of making over these same dresses year after year.
- Well, you needn't be so statirical about it, Jo!
- It's proper to use good words and improve one's vocabilary.
- Vocabilary? Christopher Columbus!
- Oh, I just detest rude, unladylike young ladies.
- Birds in their little nests agree.
- Oh, I'll never get over my disappointment at not being a boy.
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