verbiage -Kyle
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 9:49 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just for fun: > > Nomenclature is everything. Witness medspeak, legalese, governmentese > and gobbledegook. Or the way in which sesquipedelian terminology > obfuscates rumination in the academic community. > > Or the military, with its endless acronyms. In the Navy, for > instance, the word "nomenclature" itself is the only multi-syllable > word ever uttered by knuckle-dragging boatswain's mates (except, > maybe, for some very creative hyphenated curses!). > > Webster's says it's a system of names or terms used by those who > practice a particular science or art (supposedly in order to make > their efforts more precise. But I suspect it's more to make issues > seem mysterious and unintelligible to the rest us, therefore more > expensive!). > > Also practiced by computer techs and motorcycle mechanics (!) > > Huh? What'd he say? > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
