“Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur.”
“Anything said in Latin sounds profound.”
― Unknown
Multisyllabic utterances craft an illusion of erudition.
Big words make me sound smart.
Especially if from a foreign or ancient tongue.
“Que sera sera” sounds more sophisticated than “whatevs”.
Quoting Lao Tzu or The Bhagavad Gita lends an air of mystery and adds weight to the most banal statements.
Technical jargon or acronyms convey esoteric knowledge or experiences, and can let someone subtly know you are part of their secret society, be it a military branch or RPI.
Putting “etm” at the end of a series looks even more educated to the uninitiated than “et cetera”. Those in on the joke realize it is Latin for “and other shit”.
Sounding impressive means little when it is time to get stuff done. Tempus impetro stercore factum.