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Updated on: Jul 16 2024

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You ever notice how people love to throw around big words to sound smart? I mean, I tried it once. I walked into a room, cleared my throat, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, today's discourse will be an elucidation on the quintessential nature of human interaction." Yeah, I got a lot of blank stares. I think they were waiting for me to just say, "Hey, how's it going?"
It's like we've turned language into a competition. You use a big word, and suddenly, everyone's looking at you like you just solved quantum physics with a calculator. I mean, sure, I might not understand half the words in a thesaurus, but hey, I know how to Google them. It's like linguistic one-upmanship.
And don't get me started on those people who use big words incorrectly. I overheard a guy at a coffee shop saying, "I find the juxtaposition of the espresso's acidity and the cappuccino's creaminess to be a cacophony of flavors." Dude, you just mixed a thesaurus with a blender, and now your coffee sounds like a bad orchestra.
Have you ever had someone try to explain something using big words, and you end up more confused than before? It's like they're speaking a different language, and you're stuck in translation purgatory. "The ideation of interconnectivity is contingent upon the fluidity of cognitive synthesis." Dude, I just wanted to know where the bathroom is.
And let's not forget those academic papers that read like a thesaurus threw up on them. You try to read one, and by the third sentence, you're questioning your life choices. "The epistemological ramifications of postmodern discourse within the metanarrative construct of contemporary sociocultural paradigms." Just say you don't know and save us all some time.
In conclusion, big words might make you sound smart, but if you can't explain it to a five-year-old, you're just playing Scrabble with the English language. So, let's keep it simple, folks. After all, Shakespeare didn't say, "To be or not to be, that is the quandary of existential predilections." He just said, "To be or not to be, that is the question." See? Even the Bard kept it real.
You ever notice how big words have this conspiracy to make us feel inadequate? It's like they formed a secret society and decided, "Let's confuse the heck out of everyone." I mean, why can't we just use simple words to express ourselves? Imagine a world where instead of saying, "I'm experiencing a conundrum of existential proportions," you could just say, "I don't know what I'm doing with my life."
And let's talk about job interviews. They ask you questions like, "How do you envision the synergistic optimization of cross-functional paradigms within the corporate framework?" And you're sitting there thinking, "I just want to make copies and not mess up the coffee orders."
Maybe big words are just a test. Like, if you can decipher this ancient text, you're worthy of adulting. But let's be real, adulting is just a series of educated guesses and hoping your coffee kicks in before the big meeting.
You know, sometimes big words can be like that fancy dish on the menu that you can't pronounce. You look at it, you try to say it, and the waiter's just standing there, judging you. "I'll have the uh... quinoa salad with the acai dressing." And the waiter gives you that look like, "Did you just order the wifi password?"
And what's worse is when you're in a conversation and someone drops a big word you've never heard before. You're nodding along, pretending you know what they're talking about, but in your head, you're just thinking, "I need to Google this later." It's like being in a linguistic maze, and you're desperately searching for the exit sign.
I swear, big words should come with subtitles. Like, instead of saying, "The paradigm shift in socio-economic dynamics," just put a little caption that says, "I'm about to say something you won't understand.

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