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So, you're spending many (way ''too'' many) hours reading [[All The Tropes]]. You remember exactly every [[Tropes of Legend]] and know by heart the whole [[Canonical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions]]. But still, even if it might [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|ruin]] your life, [[All The Tropes]] might also make it better in many areas. Besides, {{spoiler|who needs a social life?}} <br />Those are:
* Vocabulary! You never know what bizarre word a [[Troper]] will use (especially if you're not native English) and you need to understand it! Then, woah, you remember and start using it. Congratulations, your Vocabulary just got a +1 bonus!
** Examples: [[Laconic]], any one of the [[Four-Temperament Ensemble|four temperaments]], and [[Lampshade Hanging|double meanings no one who has never been to this site will ever get]]!
*** And let's not forget [[Egregious]]!
* [[Grammar]]! Even if you literally know nothing about it, there's always a [[Grammar Nazi]] around to correct you, making you acknowledge the error and learn by fun, 'cause [[All The Tropes]] is fun.
* ''Series]!'' So, you read a [[Trope]] or something, and there it is - a TV show, or maybe a comic, that sounds good. You'd never know about its existence without [[All The Tropes]].
** How this troper found ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' and ''[[Blank It]]''. Possibly ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' too, but my memory's hazy on that.
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** Same goes for memes. This troper gleefully broke down into fits of laughter when he discovered [[Narm]].
** This troper has read several series just based on the fact that if you notice a series on multiple pages, or it's page has a large number of tropes listed, it's been well-read, and usually worth checking out.
** This troper tends to start at [[All The Tropes]] when looking for a new webcomic/TV series to read/watch. Notable finds include Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Goblins,
* [[School Study Media|School]]!
** [[All The Tropes]] is helpful for literature classes because you start thinking about literary works in the context of analysis, which is the entire point of most literature classes. (Well, that and the whole [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]] thing.) You just need to remember not to tell your college professor that the Ariadne myth [[Lampshade Hanging|hung a lampshade]] on the whole philandering-gods thing...
*** It's also amazing for AP Language and Comp, where the terms [[Laconic]], anarchism, and [[Deus Ex Machina]] are REAL!
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** Try being a communications major and having notebooks FILLED with [[All The Tropes]] references
** [[Reality Is Unrealistic]] will show you how much more interesting your world can be.
* Critical thinking! First, because carefully analyzing a work and breaking it down into its component tropes teaches you to carefully watch TV with a judging mind instead of just passively accepting the show. Second, because there's a reason you've became so acquainted with negative tropes, such as [[Author Tract]] or [[
* Writing! [[All The Tropes]] can tell you all about a possibly negative [[Trope]] in your work that you didn't even know existed. Now there are all sorts of stories which have been improved thanks to this wonderful website!
** But don't forget that [[Tropes Are Not Bad]]! You can discover fresh tropes that would never have occurred to you and use them in your writing. Or you can take old [[Discredited Trope|Discredited Tropes]] and [[Subverted Trope|subvert]] or [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstruct]] them in exciting new ways.
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* Humour! If comedy is your style, the site's informal yet witty manner can help you become a generally smarter, funnier and more approachable person. What's more, entries about [[Acceptable Targets]] (along with the page [[Dude, Not Funny]]) can help you avoid cracking jokes likely to offend people.
* Friends! Out with someone and they suddenly make a reference to [[Parental Bonus]] or [[Your Mileage May Vary]] ? Instant BFF!
* Bored of your favorite shows, movies or book series? This troper was able to enjoy his favorite things once more because all the [[Wild Mass Guessing]] combined with finding new content and the overall descriptions the tropes provide. Not only you can find new content to try out, but you have a new way of seeing your old shows and books as if you are reading them for the first time.
See also [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life]], [[All the Tropes Ruined Your Life (Darth Wiki)|All the Tropes Ruined Your Life]], [[All The Tropes as a Gateway Drug]] and [[All the Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary]], though. If All The Tropes already ''has'' [[All The Tropes Enhanced My Life (Sugar Wiki)|enhanced your life]], let us know!
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