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Q&A Should I avoid "big words" when writing to a younger audience?

There's a fine line to be drawn between educating your readers with words that may be unfamiliar and putting them off if you use too many of them. Consider too how your readers are consuming your ...

posted 5y ago by user41648‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:06:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user41648‭ · 2019-12-08T13:06:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
There's a fine line to be drawn between educating your readers with words that may be unfamiliar and putting them off if you use too many of them.

Consider too how your readers are consuming your content. In a physical book, I'll either infer meaning of a word I don't know from context or ignore it. On a tablet, I'll usually use its ability to look up a definition for me.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-10T14:42:59Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 2