On 9/5/07, Abhishek Hazra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >For the worst jargon, one only has to read reviews of art > >exhibitions.. > > aah.. > deepa, please share urls :) > where can i read the "patina of incredibiliousness"?
I have the physical copy somewhere...but I don't think it's online, this was some years ago. The phrase just stuck in my memory! I could do a bea-ooo-tiful review of your work Obhishake...! You would die laughing. Deepa. > > On 9/5/07, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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....for example on the recent thread on > > "rodents" or other technical threads, I don't think you are all using > > jargon because those terms ARE perfectly comprehensible to all of you, > > and you are not out to impress anyone else. > > > > For the worst jargon, one only has to read reviews of art > > exhibitions...even music reviews are sometimes not free of it. I > > recently read about the "patina of incredibiliousness" in someone's > > work, I kid you not. No, neither the artist nor the reviewer suffered > > bad digestion..but I certainly found that word very hard to stomach. > > > > > > > > Deepa. > > > > On 9/5/07, Amit Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I only have an issue with jargon if it's meaningless. 'Vengefully > > > consumerist' is just that, on multiple levels. > > > > > > Mob violence can have various reasons, and to ascribe any one would be > > > simplistic. I'm invoking the failure of the rule of law to explain why > > > mobs > > > get a greater license in India to do their thing. > > > > > > On 9/5/07, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 9/5/07, ashok _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Well.... even "failure of rule of law" sounds like jargon to me... the > > > > > > > > Jargon is terminology, is it not? And the use of jargon doesn't > > > > devalue the context, per se. It only pre-supposes a familiarity with > > > > the subject. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Amit Varma > > > http://www.indiauncut.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > does the frog know it has a latin name? > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >
