Paleontological Publications' Sesquipedalian Excesses Translated Ad Hoc Into Succinct Proxies for the Hoi Polloi: Or, Overly Complicated Language in Plain English
Renowned essayist/computer scientist/venture capitalist Paul Graham has stated that the more technically complex a field is, the simpler the language used in its publications. Conversely, the less technically complex a field is, the more people tend to use overly flowery,...