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minus-squareJaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoJargon is only legitimate when it clarifies more than plain English. If it does, fine, use it.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoexactly, i’ve noticed some people on youtube can be REALLY good at this, like Your Dinosaurs Are Wrong for example. Just introduce your jargon the first time it’s used and put up a little explanation every time afterward.
Jargon is only legitimate when it clarifies more than plain English. If it does, fine, use it.
exactly, i’ve noticed some people on youtube can be REALLY good at this, like Your Dinosaurs Are Wrong for example. Just introduce your jargon the first time it’s used and put up a little explanation every time afterward.