"I have a visual". Can't they just say "I see him/it/whatever"??

"I have a visual" is six syllables; "I see him" is only three.

Why do so many people say "individual" (five syllables) when the
correct word is "person" (two syllables)?

It's called "the lure of the additional syllable." Many
individuals....er.. people... think it sounds "educated."

It doesn't.

vince norris