The Tao of Pooh

Now one rather annoying thing about scholars is that they are always using Big Words that some of us can't understand...

"Well," said Owl, "the customary procedure in such cases is as follows."

"What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?" said Pooh. "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me,"

"It means the Thing to Do."

"As long as it means that, I don't mind," said Pooh humbly.

... And one sometimes gets the impression that those intimidating words are there to keep us from understanding. That way, the scholars can appear Superior, and will not likely be suspected of Not Knowing Something. After all, from the scholarly point of view, it's practically a crime not to know everything.

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Benjamin Hoff - The Tao of Pooh

Chapter IV: In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One