i read a article once about how people with high iq’s have to dumb themselves down to when conversing with lay folk like me
I don't know my IQ nor do I consider myself particularly cultivated but I have to do this very often.
"Dumb down" is a bit strong but so many people are illiterate, you know they won't understand some words/expressions, or will think of you as haughty for using them.
I try to educate others when possible though, the same way I like to learn from them.
A lot of words that you guys seem to like have a greek/latin origin, I guess they sound kind of exotic to english ears.
Ennui means boredom in french, which is not exactly the same meaning as the english use.