Someone “may” have said, “why use a small word when you can use a large word.” I Google’s it and I couldn’t substantiate this contention. Quite the opposite...I found multiple references to advocating the opposite or use small words in short sentences as the best way to make your point.
Well I would have to agree with that, unless you are trying to purposely obfuscate an issue and test your audience’s attention to your ramblings.
Case in point...recently I posted on my Facebook account... ”For those of you who track esoteric bits of minutia...my A1C is down from 9.6 to 5.5”...thinking no one would notice.
“Esoteric, minutia and A1C...what is he talking about?...move on!, he’s rambling again.”
And indeed I was bloviating...obfuscating, or attempting too...however, It didn’t deter a few responders, who in turn added to the twist by responding in equally obscure terms, one questioning how many "stones" I've lost?"....”way to go.”
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