Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-227 days agoHow come people don't compliment other people on great word usage? If someone use the word lets say ecclesiastical or something like that they do not get complimented it shows they respect English.message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow come people don't compliment other people on great word usage? If someone use the word lets say ecclesiastical or something like that they do not get complimented it shows they respect English.Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-227 days agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoBecause 9 times out of 10, using big words doesn’t make you sound smart; it makes you sound pretentious.
minus-square𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoThey’re often used incorrectly as direct synonyms too, with no nuance as to the subtle differences between them
Because 9 times out of 10, using big words doesn’t make you sound smart; it makes you sound pretentious.
They’re often used incorrectly as direct synonyms too, with no nuance as to the subtle differences between them