Should a book contain words that are challenging to readers?
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Re: Should a book contain words that are challenging to read
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On the other hand, as an adult, although I would welcome challenging words, I don't appreciate when they are so much as to interrupt my reading flow because I have to check the meaning of so many words. It makes reading burdensome, except the sole purpose is improving my vocabulary.
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I agree, some challenging words are not an issue. What is an issue though is when an author, or speaker uses complex or obscure words where a simpler, more commonplace word would suffice. There is nothing clever in it, only their ego showing.