A better word for plutocracy: Richtatorship.

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5. It has nothing to do with vanity.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]It has everything to do with effective communication.

The etymology of words has been and should again be part of basic English language education. Knowing where words came from, how they changed as they transitioned from one language to another, and the subtleties and nuances of meaning that have resulted in today's language are an important part of effective communication.

Dumbing down language to eliminate shades of meaning was one of the themes in 1984, remember, and it's happening under our noses right now. Most kids graduate from high school with an elementary school reading level and with only bare-bones communication skills.

Giving them more dumbed-down word substitutions because some Latin roots and the etymology of 2 and 3-syllable words might take a little learning and stimulate their brains is not giving them communication skills.

It's been my experience that if we speak to people intelligently, they tend to perk up and try harder to respond intelligently; they even enjoy learning and using new words. You might try it some time instead of helping the rush to the bottom dumbest and reducing everyone to the lowest common denominator.