Are't big words like concept-words necessary to have to enable our minds to manage large amts of information

Question

and groups of ideas in a summarized way?

The quote about brevity was incomplete. Here is the source of the quote fully expressed in proper context:

Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,
And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,
I will be brief.
~William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Aren't Big words the ultimate forms of brevity without which we could not discuss complicated general ideas ?

Of course Shakespeare was not in favor of regressing back to the language of pre- Homo Sapiens who used brief grunts and snarls to communicate very basic ideas like me want food, me want sex, me not feel good, me angry! Etcetera, etcetera ad infinitum perpetuum. Uga Uga Buga

Somethings need to be expressed in big words or long phrases. For example Biologists track the habits and migration of ecologically hreatened sea-lions by GPS tracking systems that map their movements through periodic and continuous satellite location solutions. I challenge anyone to try to abbreviate that description without significant loss in the information .content conveyed in condensed form..

It's not the size of the words that matter, it is their meanings that matter and how they are used.

Answer 1

LARGE words are for intelligent people, who can comprehend what they are listening to, and/or reading.

Large words also confound ignorant people who think they know it all, when in fact, know very little.

Answer 2

The better educated you become, the more your vocabulary should grow. If you study a specific field, you will learn a "language" or vocabulary particular to that field. This vocabulary is more exact and leaves less room for error or misunderstanding. Take medicine or architecture for example. The use of some words that aren't understood by the majority of people can be confusing, however. So you need to realize the ability of people to whom you are speaking without seeming to talk down to them. It's fun to learn new words. The easiest way to incorporate new words into your vocabulary is to read a lot, and keep a small dictionary around to look up words you don't understand.

Answer 3

Actually... no for example "Brevity is the soul of wit" meaning the essence of wisdom... or Occam's Razor... the simplest theory is probably the correct one.

Answer 4

If they're used precisely...not just to impress ourselves...

Answer 5

aint no need for big werds

Answer 6

I may be blonde and have large breasts but what was i saying..................

Answer 7

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