Long words are for nerds.We need to get rid of all the long words that make English such a hard language to learn. There's no need for them in the modern English. Life should be easier. Less studying, more fun!,(reply>), English already has very short words,(reply>), @Rose Noire As he expressly mentioned, there are no indications that long words are harder to learn than grammatical rules. Because you realize that that's the only real alternative, right? Now what's more nerdy, learning words that you can simply spit out instantly and make yourself understood, or figuring out when to use which suffixes? I'm not really advocating any side, I'm just trying to prove that you're taking a bit of an arbitrary standpoint.,(reply>), @Rose Noire Hier niet! Woon je in Drente of zoiets!,(reply>), @Tim Stahel<br>Ich spreche Niederländisch lol,(reply>), @Rose Noire so you're an advocate of the floccinaucinihilipilification of long words? ;)