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The average capaciousness of a person's vocabulary has diminished in recent years, where people today pompously decry all but "marketing speak" as senesless and pretentious.



For business purposes I strive to use simpler words and speech, but I still get noticed for using a complex vocabulary :(


I do the same. In my case, an extended vocabulary would be counterproductive in business, as I work with people in a number of different countries. The dialects of English differ significantly across the globe. Also, people in some cultures will say they 100% understand items, even when they do not, so it is incumbent upon me in those cases to communicate as effectively as I am able.




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