# Using big words incorrectly

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-big-words-incorrectly/305020>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 23, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-big-words-incorrectly/305020 "2005-05-23T00:31:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-big-words-incorrectly/305020/41 "2005-10-26T00:05:03Z")

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Eschew sesquipedalianism.

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