Udhay wrote: > It is not always possible to express the same thing in simpler terms, > though.
Well, U, in that case, using hfw is not jargon. Jargon is *unnecessary* multisyllabification. Deepa. On 9/5/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deepa Mohan wrote: [ on 05:18 PM 9/5/2007 ] > > >Jargon...I think the definition of "jargon" in its negative sense (no, > >I haven't googled the Wiki, this is my personal opinion) is..... > >high-falutin' words used to impress and intimidate the listener with > >the user's familiarity with a subject, when the same thing can be > >expressed in simpler terms.... > > It is not always possible to express the same thing in simpler terms, > though. My favourite example is teh word "ego" which has a precise > meaning in psychoanalysis - though the common usage of the term has > corrupted the ability to use that sense of the term in a discussion > in mixed company (by which I mean "company that includes people who > haven't studied psychoanalysis"). > > Udhay (Don't even get me started on "hacker") > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > > >
