Be Careful, Be Very Careful when using the word 'COMRADE'...

I'm a Malaysian and I'm not really familiar with some English vocabulary and doesn't even give a damn about its meaning as long as it sounds good and make people say "He sounds f*cking smart".

 "sort of looked like one of us"

I'm an undergraduate now and I have to gave lots and lots of presentation. One of the important part of a presentation is the introduction where it can goes like this...

"Good afternoon to [insert lecturer's name] and my fellow friends.."

or to make it sound nerdier

"A very good afternoon to our beloved [insert lecturer's name] and my fellow comrades.."

w-wait a sec, what's wrong with the second sentence? Other than it's useless addition of word it have a word that should not be used ... unless you're one of the member of the Communist party!!!

According to the dictionary comrades mean 

"A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of Communist Party"

 (Sources:Dictionary.com)

What the...?

So the next time you trying to pimped your introduction word with some non-everyday word, think again... 

"a comrade shirt"

P/S: On the bright side, you can still use the word comrade because it also means companion or friend.