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Re:Plain English: A simple guide on words to avoid in govern... by masklinn on Friday December 23, 2022 @11:04AM (#34107244)
> Empty suit isn't jargon, it's a commonly used idiom.

Sorry to burst your bubble but that’s jargon.

> Yuppie isn't jargon, I was thinking about the movie American Psycho.

It’s also jargon.

> It's just a term to refer to your stereotypical middle managers high on their own farts.

I know what those terms mean.

> business jargon

Oh wow look at those goalposts flying by, amazing.

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Re:Plain English: A simple guide on words to avoid in govern... by patrick451 on Friday December 23, 2022 @11:24AM (#34107505)
In what sense are these words jargon? According to both the dictionary and common usage, jargon is the vocabulary of a specific trade or profession. And yet, yuppie is a word understand and used by everyone from crab fisherman to welders to lawyers to software engineers.
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Re:Plain English: A simple guide on words to avoid in govern... by honkler on Friday December 23, 2022 @02:09PM (#34109502)
This was the first time I was reading the word yuppie. So certainly not a jargon to me.
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Re:Plain English: A simple guide on words to avoid in govern... by forgotusername6 on Friday December 23, 2022 @02:14PM (#34109561)
Yuppie although originally likely a demographic term now has a well understood meaning. It is no longer jargon.
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