Star Child part deux - how it should have went down

[Arpikarhu]

whats a good word for words that are now more common but are used with the intent of demonstrating that the speaker or writer is some kind of wordsmith or heavy intellectual; unfortunately, because of overuse, such words make him/her look more like a hack?

(arpi does this as much as gooch, they're peas in a pod)

why are people with goood vocabularies always attacked as being snobs?
i think its a defense mechanism for people who feel insecure about their poor intelligence.

Because they use it as a crutch when they have no argument, they just weasel out by pointin out spelling and grammar mistakes and tossing in a couple fancy words.

i call bulllshit. i dont change the types of words i use based upon my intent or lack of intent. i use those words because they are words that i use in my everyday life. again, i think the complaint stems from a insecurity over ones lack of vocabulary. The big words make you feel dumb. Not so much that you dont know what they mean, but that you dont use such words in your daily language. I dont care either way, and I do not judge those who choose not to expand their word knowledge and usage. the complaint and insecurity comes strictly from you.

Language is what seperates us from the beasts.