Yeah, It seems easy enough to throw the word around.

I haven't seen conversations where someone acted like that, but I tend to follow these type of conversations only up to a point. Also, I could have a Master's level in Finance, but doesn't mean I would have the same tools as that English undergraduate. Although being called an anti-intellectual would be one way to *really* piss me off.

Thing is, I don't give the same weight to anti-intellectuals and academic snobs, because of my personal experience. I've found both extremes very offputting, but overall anti-intellectualism has tended to shut down conversations a lot quicker than someone bringing out their oh-so-shinny credentials.