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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by pmoriarty on Thursday May 20, 2021 @01:35PM (#27224311)
The US has had a long history of anti-intellctualism[1], and in the 1950's "egghead" was popularized as a term of abuse against intellectuals.[2]

It's possible that the popular disdain towards the use of long words in the US is related to this anti-intellectual attitude.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism_in_Americ...

[2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egghead

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