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

No. Use the words that you want/need to use. Kids have NO idea what is or is not a big word. Kids are a blank slate. Every word is big to them. So no word is big to them. This is why there a...

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

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:06:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar dolphin_of_france‭ · 2019-12-08T13:06:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
No.

Use the words that you want/need to use.

Kids have NO idea what is or is not a big word. Kids are a blank slate. Every word is big to them. So no word is big to them.

This is why there are plenty of 4 year olds who can rattle off the scientific names of dozens of dinosaurs.

Big words are not a problem for kids. To you it is a big word. To kids it is just a word.

Use the words you want to use. And use them appropriately.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-31T18:47:11Z (about 5 years ago)
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