Do you use big words just to seem intelligent?

Question

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On occasion, i may do this... it's an abominable habit.

I prefer simplicity.

Did i state that i think 'simplicity' and 'abominable' are big words?

Sorry...

I used them in the context of my question.

Don't assume what i think if we haven't conversated in the slightest.

And i don't rummage through dictionaries with the sole intent of finding big words. I find that to be a waste of my time.

It's not about the words.

It's how you use them.

Answer 1

I read the dictionary once as a kid as part of a national word game competition here in England (I came second by the way)
...I have something of a photographic memory and so have remembered a hell of a lot of it too this day...

Without becoming too pretensious I would say that periphrasis is a wonderful thing, I am not sure entirely it is apt on this forum unless there is some pseudo-intellectual tool on here that is winding you up, in which case - unload upon him!

Answer 2

I'll always use the most descriptive terms I know to define an answer.Many so called big words can help the questioner when seeking information in Internet searches.Oftentimes there is no substitute for these terms.
I do however tend to put a brief explanation in parenthesis after these words ei:microtauma (minute tears in the muscle fiber responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness.Not lactic acid as so many believe{spell check rarely allows this word because it is not in the domain though it is spelled correctly}).I answer questions in the diet and fitness categories most of the time.Most answer warrant using key terms to define certain situations.So I don't do it to seem more intelligent,but to give the most complete answer.So this is more a sign of knowledge,not intelligence.Intelligence is the ability to learn,not how much you know.

Answer 3

And you think abominable and simplicity are big words? You need a new dictionary.

Answer 4

It is easier for the majority of the world to understand me if I talk to them as if I were talking to a child, so no. Besides, I cannot stand it when people do that. There are many other ways to show intelligence.

Answer 5

BIG WORDS impress me little.
Little used words, when appropriately placed in a correct grammatical context, often leave me a little awe struck...

Answer 6

Indubitably.

Answer 7

I'm in special education-- I'm used to task analysis where I break down every single thing to its simplest form. but I found out that it works well, too, even in my postgrad classes-- I don't need to use "big" words to impress anyone; it's more than enough that I can get my point across.

big talkers hardly impress me. good analysts do.

Answer 8

One of my uni lecturers used to say do you want to hear a big word "wheelbarrow".

I personally prefer a paucity of immense words.

Answer 9

I believe in being Intelligent and not seeming Intelligent !! I stay natural and let the big words come out on their own !

Answer 10

no cos my english is not profound, I may be laughed at if I used a big word which is not appropiate. I prefer simple and understandable.