“...because if there was one thing he didn't like it was big words, they just lied and covered things up, those big words, they didn't let what really was live and breathe but just carried it off into something that wanted to be big, that's what he thought...” TruthWordsBig Words Book:Aliss at the Fire Source: Aliss at the Fire
“It must be lovely to be grown up, Marilla, when just being treated as if you were is so nice...Well, anyway, when I grow up, I'm always going to talk to little girls as if they were, too, and I'll never laugh when they use big words.” Growing UpBig Words Book:Anne of Green Gables Source: Anne of Green Gables
“Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent.” ChildrenHumorKidsFunnyQuotesParentHumourHumorousIntelligentQuoteProfoundIntelligencePhilosopherQuote Of The DayParentsThoughtfulSatireThought ProvokingDeepInsightfulAnnoyingChildAphorismSouth AfricaQuotationsAfricaMaximsSayingsAdagesProverbsAphorismsMake You ThinkOffspringAxiomsAdageIrritatingIrritatedProverbSatiricalSayingEpigramsPompousAfricanQuotationGnomeGrownupsMaximEpigramGnomesProvoke ThoughtMade Me ThinkKidAxiomDictumDictumsUnintelligentSouth AfricanShow OffBombasticAnnoyBombastIrritateBig WordsGrownup Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Large and obscure words tax mental resources too much, interrupting you from making your point and disconnecting you from your audience. That’s why simplicity in speech is valued and used by people in the most important fields, like tech and politics.” PoliticsCommunicationSpeechSimplicityVocabularyTechThe BrainBig Words Book:In Limbo Source: In Limbo
“O.K., so I’m not so smart. I’m working class. But it’s the working class that keeps the world running, and it’s the working class that gets exploited. What the hell kind of revolution have you got just tossing out big words that working-class people can’t understand? What the hell kind of social revolution is that? I mean, I’d like to make the world a better place, too. If somebody’s really being exploited, we’ve got to put a stop to it. That’s what I believe, and that’s why I ask questions. Am I right, or what?” RevolutionExploitationWorking ClassSocial RevolutionBig Words Book:Norwegian Wood Source: Norwegian Wood