People, upon finding themselves in indescribable circumstances, will often say "words cannot describe" their experiences and how they feel about them.
There's nothing wrong with saying "words cannot describe" something, but I always do a double-back when I hear someone say this, because it's a bit of a paradox. Like, for instance, if I told you "words cannot describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie," you could say to me, "But you just used the words 'words cannot describe' to describe how excited you are for the next Hobbit movie. So logically, words can describe how excited you are for the next Hobbit movie, and you were lying about how excited you are about the next Hobbit movie. What you could have said would've been 'only the words 'words cannot describe' describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie.' "
But then, I could say something like, "But if I said that, it would mean that some words do describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie, so I wouldn't be allowed to use the words 'words cannot describe' at all."
To which you could say, "Then you should have said, 'most words cannot describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie.' "
This is a stupid way to write this. I'm going to make it a dialogue.
Me: Words cannot describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie.
You: But you just used the words "words cannot describe" to describe how excited you are for the next Hobbit movie. So logically, words can describe how excited you are for the next Hobbit movie, and you were lying about how excited you are about the next Hobbit movie. You should have said, "only the words 'words cannot describe' describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie."
Me: But if I said that, it would mean that some words do describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie, so I wouldn't be allowed to use the words "words cannot describe" at all.
You: Then you should have said, "most words cannot describe how excited I am for the next Hobbit movie."
Me: Yeah, but if I said that, you'd've asked me which words can describe how excited I am about the next Hobbit movie. And then I'd've had to come up with words that do describe how excited I am about the next Hobbit movie, which would take up a lot of time I could have otherwise spent catching up to Isaac in The Great Harry Potter Race Of 2014 or bumming around at Barnes & Noble. Plus, there are no words that can describe how excited I am about the next Hobbit movie.
You: You say that, but you just used the words "there," "are," "no," "words," "that," "can," and "describe." So, what you need to say is "No single word by itself with no other words attached can describe how excited I am about the next Hobbit movie."
Me: Yes, there we go.
You: So, let's try this conversation again. Elizabeth, exactly how excited are you about the next Hobbit movie.
Me: 450.
You: What? Like, out of 1000?
Me: No, just 450.
You: Ok. That doesn't make any sense, plus you were supposed to say, "No single word by itself with no other words attached can describe how excited I am about the next Hobbit movie."
Me: I know, it's just that after you told me how to say it right, I didn't feel like saying it right because you told me to, and I don't like doing what you say. I've been an adult for two years and I can say things how I like unless it's rude or illegal. Plus it's fun to answer questions like that with a random number just to throw you off.
You: All right, fair enough, but "450" by itself doesn't tell me how excited you are about the next Hobbit movie.
Me: Fine. Suffice it to say that on a scale from Eeyore to Tigger I'm Arthur Shappey excited about the next Hobbit movie.
You: Who's Arthur Shappey?
Me: Oh! The ignorance! Don't speak to me, peasant.
You: Fine. I'm leaving. And don't call me an ignorant peasant.
Me: I'll call you an ignorant peasant if I like! And what's more, you mom's so fat she needs to look down a periscope to tie her shoes!
You: How'd you know that?
Me: Oh. My bad. I'm going to sleep now. Good night!