# Why do (smart) people use big words?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-smart-people-use-big-words/799862>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-smart-people-use-big-words/799862 "2017-10-26T01:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-smart-people-use-big-words/799862/121 "2017-11-02T21:13:17Z")

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\*“reined in,” of course.

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