Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Just Say "NO" to Big Words

Hi there! I will keep this brief, as I know you don't like long winded excerpts from books and sayings... unless they are funny.

I'm opposed to using big words. No words like LARGE, BIG, HUMONGUS, or words that are used to describe big things or ideas. I'm opposed to the big words themselves.

Why use the word, "HONORI­FICABILI­TUDINI­TATIBUS" when you can just say Honorable. Yes, you can Impress your friends and co-workers with words like:

"ACETYL­SERYL­TYROSYL­SERYL­ISO­LEUCYL­THREONYL­SERYL­PROLYL­SERYL­GLUTAMINYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­VALYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­LEUCYL­SERYL­SERYL­VALYL­TRYPTOPHYL­ALANYL­ASPARTYL­PROLYL­ISOLEUCYL­GLUTAMYL­LEUCYL­LEUCYL­ASPARAGINYL­VALYL­CYSTEINYL­THREONYL­SERYL­SERYL­LEUCYL­GLYCYL­ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMINYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­GLUTAMINYL­THREONYL­GLUTAMINYL­GLUTAMINYL­ALANYL­ARGINYL­THREONYL­THREONYL­GLUTAMINYL­VALYL­GLUTAMINYL­GLUTAMINYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­SERYL­GLUTAMINYL­VALYL­TRYPTOPHYL­LYSYL­PROLYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­PROLYL­GLUTAMINYL­SERYL­THREONYL­VALYL­ARGINYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­PROLYL­GLYCYL­ASPARTYL­VALYL­TYROSYL­LYSYL­VALYL­TYROSYL­ARGINYL­TYROSYL­ASPARAGINYL­ALANYL­VALYL­LEUCYL­ASPARTYL­PROLYL­LEUCYL­ISOLEUCYL­THREONYL­ALANYL­LEUCYL­LEUCYL­GLYCYL­THREONYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­ASPARTYL­THREONYL­ARGINYL­ASPARAGINYL­ARGINYL­ISOLEUCYL­ISOLEUCYL­GLUTAMYL­VALYL­GLUTAMYL­ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMINYL­GLUTAMINYL­SERYL­PROLYL­THREONYL­THREONYL­ALANYL­GLUTAMYL­THREONYL­LEUCYL­ASPARTYL­ALANYL­THREONYL­ARGINYL­ARGINYL­VALYL­ASPARTYL­ASPARTYL­ALANYL­THREONYL­VALYL­ALANYL­ISOLEUCYL­ARGINYL­SERYL­ALANYL­ASPARAGINYL­ISOLEUCYL­ASPARAGINYL­LEUCYL­VALYL­ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMYL­LEUCYL­VALYL­ARGINYL­GLYCYL­THREONYL­GLYCYL­LEUCYL­TYROSYL­ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMINYL­ASPARAGINYL­THREONYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­GLUTAMYL­SERYL­METHIONYL­SERYL­GLYCYL­LEUCYL­VALYL­TRYPTOPHYL­THREONYL­SERYL­ALANYL­PROLYL­ALANYL­SERINE"

which is a chemical term used to describe Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dahlemense Strain. Even saying/typing/reading that makes me tired. (According to http://www.fun-with-words.com/word_longest.html)

Often, these words (even shorter words) can imply a different meaning - which only confuses the matter further. Like CUPIDITY. What do you think that means? Nope, nothing to do with cupid. Apparently, it's "eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something: greed; avarice."
According to http://www.bigwords.com/bigwords/ .

So, keep it simple - keep it real.

3 comments:

Bubba the Wise said...

Wow, what a sciolist.

McGoon said...

Boo

Bubba the Wise said...

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words. There. I said it.

'Nuff said. The Bubba has spoken.