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Originally Posted by finch1750
That is true. I think it's a pet peeve because I grew up in AP type classes full of people who thought they were smarter then everyone else. They would use vocabulary (among other things) to make themselves feel superior so my past history has me leaning that way. I don't automatically dislike someone who talks that way but my gut reaction is that it is offputting.
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I do have issues when people TRY to use such words and obviously have no clue as to what they mean or the context in which they should be used.