which is it? Posted by poolboyjames on September 3, 2010 at 7:15 PM comments (0)today at school one of the teachers pointed out some things about words.. he pointed out that many times people use big words to sound intelligent when they can cut their words down and say the same thing.. such as:
utilize = use due to the fact that = because subsequently = after in the case that = if he was right but the only thing i thought about is the fact that from elementary through high school we are all encouraged to use big words and to expand our vocabulary and display our "intelligence" we are praised for this and esteemed and respected for it so why teach us to dumb it down in college? isn't that the educational system contradicting itself? why spend so much time emphasizing big words only to deem them as unnecessary filler later? one day u are getting an 'A' because you used 10 big words for no reason then the next day u do the same thing and u are seen as snooty or ridiculous.. shamelessly seeking to display and affirm your own intelligence to me this is a flaw in the educational system u tell me for 10 yrs i shouldn't say "i'm sad" because its too simple but then when i finally say "the frustrations and uncertainties of life have led me to a melancholy sorrow" u say i'm being a show-off what do u guys think?
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