Not exclusively, but you are indeed correct, sir. A quick squizz at Wikipedia shows that it's use to obfuscate or deceive is considered the more common one, though my experience makes no such distinction.
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 21:37:54 -0400 chainsawchihuahua <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, just to chime in here on this bike shed moment, I am under > the strong impression that "technobabble" does indeed refer > exclusively to the incorrect usage of actual terms in order to give > an appearance of technical proficiency. The difference between > technobabble and what you're describing is that in the case of > technobabble, there is no one who can validate the usage of the > terms, if they're even real. In the case that you're describing, > someone can validate what the person is saying, it's just that you in > particular don't understand it; the person isn't making anything up. > And just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it is > objectively any kind of babble. :) > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 08/09/2014 05:58 PM, Paul wrote: > > Completely as an aside... > > > > > > On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 17:49:03 -0400 > > Pikov Andropov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Tom Davies wrote on 8/9/2014 2:25 PM: > >>> Italo's techno-babble was brilliant and i thought fairly easy to > >>> understand. It's good to have it laid out so clearly! > >> > >> I don't think you mean "techno-babble", Tom. "Technobabble refers > >> to the use of terms from mathematics, science, or engineering > >> incorrectly, in order to create a false sense of technical solidity > >> around a field or concept." > > > > Technobabble does *not* have to be terms used incorrectly. > > Technobabble is any use of technical terms that, because they are > > not really understood, are just babble to the listener. > > > > :) > > > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
