Tried this at work the other day. Apparently this doesn’t work in call centers… anyone hiring?
Don’t hang up. Instead, enable airplane mode for increased verisimilitude.
For those like me…
noun: The quality of appearing to be true or real. synonym: truth.
Context implied it but still…Nice word!
I’m glad you like it! I like how it’s made up of three common and easily-identifiable components: it uses the same root as verify meaning true, the same root as similar meaning “like”, with tude being a common suffix like -ness. Basically “true-likeness”.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/*were-o-
https://www.etymonline.com/word/*sem-#etymonline_v_52581
https://www.etymonline.com/word/-tude#etymonline_v_18793
Thanks for showing me a new word! “Verisimilitude” seems useful.
I would try this and say “I’m about to die” by accident and then spend five minutes explaining the mistake and five days thinking about it. No thanks,.
Where are the rest of the tips? Asking for a friend.
Here’s one, set an alarm to go off in the middle of a date, pretend it’s a phone call and if the date is going badly “take the call” and say you’ve got to leave. I could say my roommate has forgot their keys and accidentally locked themselves out for example.
My phone’s about to die, but I’ll start typing the rest of the tips for your friend:
- Never, in ANY circumstance
This is less introvert and more “crippling anxiety”.
And don’t just press the red button. Turn on airplane mode so it says connection timeout instead of call ended.
