why Americans think speaking with sophisticated words it's being well educated?
468171
People think that using sophisticated words makes you sound more educated because educated people use sophisticated words.  If you know how to use the words, you can get higher status without having the education.\n\nTry thinking about what gives people higher status in your native language.  I bet it's something similar.
956846
They're not less intelligent that the rest of the world, it's just that a lot of American people don't care about the rest of the world and know nothing about it, and this is why a lot of people say they're stupid. But I think they are just unaware of the world around them, and it's not a cliché, I say it because I've spoken to a lot of American people who ddidn't even know for example when Iraq is, when they've been on war with this country for more than three years.\n\nSomething else typical of American people is that most of them don't speak any foreign language and expect everybody, everywhere they go, to speak English. And although it's true that everywhere you go you'll find easily people who speak English, it's still better to speak the local language, people will find you more friendly and will be more friendly to you.\n\nBut this all doesn't make American people less intelligent than the others, I think they just need to open up.
1039936
That is the general opinion all over the world at the moment, but the truth of the matter is that Americans are no less educated than any one else in any other country.  I pinpoint the blame on the examples you pointed out as mere cases of general human stupidity.  And unfortunately for most, the stupid people are often the most vocal.  I think it's safe to say that Americans are no less intelligent that any other country's population, as idiocy is a general characteristic of humanity that is non-specific to any group of people.  America's stupids are just more vocal, and Americans are a huge news topic at the moment, so there is this sudden wave of "Look at America".  This causes people to look at what idiots in our country are doing and forget that they have morons in their country as well.  Education in America is fine.  People are just dumb.
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Reasons:  A more educated society is generally thought to be a good thing.  \n\nProblems:  Adults have jobs (usually) that compete for time. Many have second language issues, learning disabilities, low self esteem, and a less flexible learning curve.\n\nSolutions:  One on one interaction.  Curriculum and materials based on and designed for adult interests.  Counseling and job placement services.
278203
I certainly agree that educated people, or intellectuals, need to have a broad education across many fields.  More than that, they need to have the strength of mind to be able to process that information, connect it to each other and share it with others.  People who specialize I don't think have the right to be called educated.  Skilled, yes, but not educated.  An educated person should be able to talk about a wide variety of subjects intelligently and be able to at least ask intelligent questions about the rest.
964658
People in wealthy countries are better educated.
245806
As Americans, we are supposed to be able to speak and write proper English.  Knowing how to use the language properly is a sign of intelligence, not arrogance.  The occasional typo is totally forgivable because you're right.  We all do make mistakes occasionally.  However, when we have such wonderful inventions as spell check, there is not excuse for blatant misspellings.
825266
maybe because the way you talk.
828708
mostly they have a huge vocabulary,might've learned it in school..\ncould also be slang which is not always real...
43861
Because many people come back to their roots to teach and revert to talking like those around them. It's not too hard to learn the right ways of doing things and to actually do them. It's even easier to just run a spelling/grammar check and fix everything Word tells you is wrong. And, finally, most people have better (ie, more correct) grammar when writing than speaking.
1176784
Yes. The problem is that it's difficult to sound well-educated when one isn't. Welcome to the pacification of America. First, we'll stop teaching English in the classroom, and replace it with self-esteem training. That way, when they can't speak or write cohesively, they won't feel so bad about it. No child gets left behind if none of them go anywhere...
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If you have access to American television shows, watch a lot of them. We don't speak the king's (British) English, which is what is taught in most foreign countries. \nWe use a lot of slang and contractions, among other things. And we also spell and pronounce a lot of words differently.\nReading books by American authors would help somewhat, but you still would not know how we pronounce things, or how we like to run words together.
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It is because(as I stated long ago and many times), the education system in the U.S. has desenagrated tremendously in the past 20 plus years. This due to very poorly trained individuials who have headed up our Government Educational offices in Washington and on down to the lowest levels. There is no turning around.. I also (Am an American) have difficulty understanding the language (very very poor language) AND even the writing of yanks.
508370
It's just going to take practice. We also use a lot of slang terms....contracations...which makes our language flow.It's just like any language...it will just taks time...and a few americans to speak with.
884869
We're smarter. Not naive.
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It is Dominate-and the language of the US.\n\nThey either are Rude not  trying to learn it--or are Stupid and can't.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nI know lots of older now citizens who have learned enough to pass the simple exam.\n\nNew ones it is understandable they need time.
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Oh it is just one of those annoying little things that make you more intelligent. You become better able to comprehend the world you live in and to assimilate information. You can then begin to form an opinion or understanding with just a little more information. It is sort of like being able to speak well, or spell. It is nice to be able to communicate clearly with others.You can avoid a wide assortment of problems with a little knowledge.