Big words & word simplicity

That would be gross if realistic. Tobacco-filled tomatoes? Ugh god.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Big words like the following?

Boastful
Personal
Seemingly
Complicated
Exemplars
Layman
Universally
Communicate
Simplicity

Yea so. I meant try using small words alot more to get further with more people, communication-wise.

I'm not saying to completely stay away from big words. Sprinkling your speech with 'em is ok. Overdoing it would be unnecessary, of course. I'm just saying that using mostly understandably words will do to. On top of coming off as considerate, modest/humble. Good characteristics in speech, I'd say.

I dunno maybe it's just me. When I talk, in person, I don't like making people feel like they have to pick up a dictionary at the cost of my trying to "sound smart". Getting my point across very understandably trumps sounding smart, to me.

w/e

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Yea so. I meant try using small words alot more to get further with more people, communication-wise.

I'm not saying to completely stay away from big words. Sprinkling your speech with 'em is ok. Overdoing it would be unnecessary, of course. I'm just saying that using mostly understandably words will do to. On top of coming off as considerate, modest/humble. Good characteristics in speech, I'd say.

I dunno maybe it's just me. When I talk, in person, I don't like making people feel like they have to pick up a dictionary at the cost of my trying to "sound smart". Getting my point across very understandably trumps sounding smart, to me.

w/e

I know what you mean: intentions are everything. If communication is your primary endeavor, then you will have no need for boastfulness.

I used different words depending on who I'm talking too.......I don't like making people feel inferior.

I have this way of confusing people anyway....Must be all those metaphors ...lol

Originally posted by debbiejo
I used different words depending on who I'm talking too.......I don't like making people feel inferior.

I have this way of confusing people anyway....Must be all those metaphors ...lol

😆 *tries to find the right words* 😆 *falls on the floor and dies from the irony* 😆

Yeah, I use simple words for simple people... 🙄

Originally posted by debbiejo
Yeah, I use simple words for simple people... 🙄

So you are schizophrenic as well now?

I mean...mad many persona condition. Erm...multi-mad-itis.

Mad.

i wish i had one of those...yeah me too.

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
So you are schizophrenic as well now?

I mean...mad many persona condition. Erm...multi-mad-itis.

Mad.

Don't you use those big words at me now.....I am a multifacetedschizophrenic-oid with humble over tones... 😄

Originally posted by debbiejo
Yeah, I use simple words for simple people... 🙄

Or you use simple words because you cannot generate anything else. That's a possibility as well.

No,no I've done,...I've got a recording and everything.

Originally posted by debbiejo
So, still around eh??

Don't you use those big words at me now.....I am a multifacetedschizophrenic-oid with humble over tones... 😄

Apparently you are so committed to the premise that you even break single words into smaller parts.

Yeah, I'm special, I know... 🙄

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Originally posted by debbiejo
Yeah, I'm special, I know... 🙄

Originally posted by debbiejo
No,no I've done,...

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I'm not on that Buddha buss....... ❌

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Doesn't everyone speak like this???

Ohh, I forgot the "it".........common mistake.

Someone has an inferiority complex.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
I’ve noticed that a lot of the KMC’ers in here and a lot of people I’ve come across in my personal life, as well, like using “big” words a lot. And it’s probably to sound boastful or to come across as more learned than the other/s and while in front of others due to a lack of high esteem, or something. Not that I have a problem nor understand “big” words, I just think that simple words should always be used in place of seemingly complicated ones when they express the same or almost the same meaning. I always use simple words.

The great purists and masters of speech, exemplars of style, used short, simple words that all could understand.

See me, I like getting my messages to as many people as possible and long or “big” words are not really understood by those who’ve had to hustle for a living from an early age. Though education is free, a lot never get past the “3 R’s”. And these are the people who we have to deal with most in life; people on who the world depends on for the simple things in life. Your normal everyday people.

Simple words are understood by the layman and by the brainiacs so why not use it universally all the time. I think using a language that both classes understand is the best way to communicate, to me.

It’s a fact that nearly all clear words are short and that long words are misunderstood by more people, more often, leading to confusion.

Shakespeare said: “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.”

So just a suggestion on word simplicity: Most brief words are half short but they could be twice as strong as a longer word can be of the same meaning. Try using them.

The verisimilitude and temerity of your opinion that those who appropriate the mobilization of 'big words' in their literal expressions are merely demonstrating the flamboyance of their intellect and being verbose is a positively erroneous assumption.

If ya read a lot, and good, like, then yo' words be bigger, and ya know more of 'em, and stuff.