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It suddenly occurred to me,

what kind of English do native English speakers find "cool"?

Is it not the case that "rarely used in spoken language = cool"?

In Japan, "words and phrases not commonly used in spoken language" tend to be considered cool, so even if the meaning is the same, it's necessary to use a more minor expression.

For example, if you want to express the word "matsuri" (festival) in a cool way, you would change it to a synonym that is less commonly used in spoken language, such as "utage" (banquet) or "sairei" (festival ceremony).

So, I was wondering what kind of expressions or words are considered cool among native English speakers.

An item named "Ritual Sword" appeared in a game I recently watched a playthrough of, and it made me wonder, "Would native English speakers find this name cool?"

I understand "Ritual" is cool. But "Sword" doesn't seem like a particularly rare word.

If it were to be a rare expression, I would think it might be "Blade" or something similar. (I'm not very knowledgeable about English yet, so this opinion might be way off the mark.)

Thinking back, I feel like English game item names didn't really feature many "unfamiliar words."

I understand that the criteria for "cool" differ from person to person,

but in the case of English, is the criterion "rarely used in spoken language = cool" not very common? Or is it?

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I think "unfamiliar words" can equal "cool" in English. "Impressive" or "dramatic" works too (but maybe that's me trying to sound "cool" 😅).

Completely agree that "Ritual Blade" would be cooler than "Ritual Sword". A sword or blade can "cut," but it would be cooler if it "cleaves".

If you want to make a wristwatch item in a video game sound cool you could call it a "chronograph", but calling it a "Time Keeper" can also have a cool feeling while using very common words.

Thinking about the "festival" example, you could describe it in English as a "banquet" or "ceremony" to make it sound cooler, but these words also give people a more specific idea about what would be happening. "Festival" is a very broad term that can mean a lot of different activities, "ceremony" suggests some kind of ritual or specific rules to follow, and "banquet" tends to mean that food is a large part of whatever is happening.

I bet there are people who have written papers on this sort of thing (ways of expressing "coolness" in different languages), I'd be very curious to see what's out there.

kagecura

Thank you so much for your thoughtful response! This has been incredibly helpful.

It is interesting to learn that the idea of "unfamiliar words sounding cool" applies to English as well!