: Re: Should I avoid "big words" when writing to a younger audience? I was writing the other day and I used the word "ubiquitous". While I don't think "ubiquitous" is the most egregious example

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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.

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