Jason Cherry made many good points in his blog response to George Orwell. I made some of the same points myself. He made the point that some writings intentionally use bigger words to raise the perceived intelligence level of the author. True intelligence does not always produce bigger words, it produces words that are more precise in conveying the intended meaning to the reader. I have seen many people misuse big words in normal conversation in an attempt to sound intelligent. This works out exactly as Orwell said (and Jason pointed out); it simply causes confusion. I also would like to expand on a point that Jason made in closing. Sometimes it really is better to keep it simple. What is the point of speaking or writing if your audience does not understand what you are trying to say to them?
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