Academic go-to jargon that has become an elastic clich?ow that performance art is the new black, as in, "She stopped short of cutting herself ?a Marina Abramovic, but Lily Allen's harrowing turn at the Chanel hoedown was positively performative.' Shoptimistic/ (sh?t mis tik) / adj.
To order a copy with free UK P&P, go to theguardian.com/bookshop Le jargon Essential working French Bosser Slang verb that implies the work being done is strenuous, tiring or difficult.
Several contributors suggested remedies such as supplying a list of acronyms or a booklet of research terms, or simply that "if they're going to use jargon, explain it" (PPI 64).
"As a noun," reads the ordinarily sensible New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, "summit may designate the level or format of a meeting (the issue will go to the summit) but is jargon when used as a synonym for meeting (they held a summit)." As they say in the Pentagon, I nonconcur.
My job is, as the jargon goes, to "deliver content" in as many different forms and to as many different people as possible.
"Every month we are told the eurozone is going to collapse and the jargon used is utterly dense … but then nothing happens.
In almost every respect it is managing, as the diplomatic jargon goes, to punch far above its bantam weight.In this section He'll do it his way More powerful than ever Hamas versus the United Nations Open that border Failing to deliver Correction: Meles Zenawi Reprints Related items Al Jazeera: More powerful than everMay 27th 2010The reason for this happy state of affairs is fourfold.
"We were all – and I'm going to use that ghastly Apprentice jargon - 110% agreed.
The "flannel-free award" goes to a person who eschewed jargon for a few seconds to say something straight.
But with its geek-friendly layout and jargon, Favorit is not going to be viewed as a mass-mark consumer-friendly site any time, soon.
