[It was not completely unfamiliar information, particularly the association with shorter words and terms being associated with casual conversation vs. longer, more detailed explanations considered academically formal.]

[But it still warranted a moment of confusion. Not quite uncertainty, but...hesitation, perhaps?]

I do not wish to convey that at all.

It has...not always been easy to gain acknowledgement of others. I would not want to give them one more reason to dismiss me.