Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 A 7 year old kid walks up to his 6th grade teacher and says " My parents disallow me to recapituale my postulations. " The teacher says " Why? " and the kid says " They don't understand me. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Yes, but will they allow him to recapitulate his postulations. (you mispelled recapitulate) :-) I learned not to talk that way to adults when I was little because somone who was talking to me mom at the time-- said, " My, my such a vocabulary " or something, and I knew that is was said disapprovingly. I started dumbing down, early. Camille - an old little professor > A 7 year old kid walks up to his 6th grade teacher and says " My > parents disallow me to recapituale my postulations. " The teacher > says " Why? " and the kid says " They don't understand me. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 " Eschew obfuscation " was the phrase I learnt from my English 100 professor. Loved it. (new in the TreeHouse) > > Hi, > > > > I remember something similar happening when I was about ten, but it was my mother who suggested I stick to words more appropriate for my age level. > > > > I learned later on that using obscure or multisyllabic words regularly, especially when one is young, causes people to consider you pretentious (though to me, people are only pretentious if they use words they don't understand--I did understand them.) In either case, whether one is a child using adult vocabulary or an adult indulging in sesquipedalian words (like " sesquipedalian " ) =) a person is not likely to be taken seriously. Unless, of course, that person happens to be an " autism expert " ...=) > > > > > > This entire thread has made me think of one of the Grand Rules of Clear > Writing: > > Sedulously eschew hyperverbosity and prolixity. > > (Don't use too many big words.) > > Griff > > -- > ... IBM Principle: Machines should work. People should think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Hi , Welcome to the Treehouse! gotta go now. Camille - has an inner lawyer > > > Hi, > > > > > > I remember something similar happening when I was about ten, but > it was my mother who suggested I stick to words more appropriate for > my age level. > > > > > > I learned later on that using obscure or multisyllabic words > regularly, especially when one is young, causes people to consider > you pretentious (though to me, people are only pretentious if they > use words they don't understand--I did understand them.) In either > case, whether one is a child using adult vocabulary or an adult > indulging in sesquipedalian words (like " sesquipedalian " ) =) a > person is not likely to be taken seriously. Unless, of course, that > person happens to be an " autism expert " ...=) > > > > > > > > > > This entire thread has made me think of one of the Grand Rules of > Clear > > Writing: > > > > Sedulously eschew hyperverbosity and prolixity. > > > > (Don't use too many big words.) > > > > Griff > > > > -- > > ... IBM Principle: Machines should work. People should think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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