Comments on: Jargon Examples Still Wanted http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/ K.G. Schneider's blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else, since 2003. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: K.G. Schneider http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-66370 K.G. Schneider Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:26:07 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-66370 .1%? Game on, dude! ;) .1%? Game on, dude! ;)

]]> By: Jason Griffey http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-66256 Jason Griffey Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:30:56 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-66256 :-) Glad you enjoyed my temporary insanity...I'm all better now. Promise. Crib even came together really well, and we're about....oh....1% ready now rather than only .05% ready. :-) Glad you enjoyed my temporary insanity…I’m all better now. Promise. Crib even came together really well, and we’re about….oh….1% ready now rather than only .05% ready.

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65330 K.G. Schneider Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:43:42 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65330 Teeth may be impacted. and that's IT. Teeth may be impacted. and that’s IT.

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65329 K.G. Schneider Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:43:07 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65329 "Impact" and "aims" are two verbs I'd be happy to see never appear in a sentence again! I'm not sure they count as jargon, but they do count as bad English. I can think of a number of things having one baby doesn't change at all: the Dow Jones average; how well the Mets play; the political situation in Burma... having a baby changes a human's life quite a bit, but it's all part of that grandiose me-gen stuff to say that it changes everything. (Now you know how I feel about those turbo-strollers blocking aisles in stores.) “Impact” and “aims” are two verbs I’d be happy to see never appear in a sentence again! I’m not sure they count as jargon, but they do count as bad English.

I can think of a number of things having one baby doesn’t change at all: the Dow Jones average; how well the Mets play; the political situation in Burma… having a baby changes a human’s life quite a bit, but it’s all part of that grandiose me-gen stuff to say that it changes everything. (Now you know how I feel about those turbo-strollers blocking aisles in stores.)

]]> By: Walter Minkel http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65278 Walter Minkel Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:36:27 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65278 Well, um, having a baby *does* change everything. But that doesn't mean that those that those who have not been through it haven't evolved, just that they're less anxious. My jargon question, though, is about using "impact" as a verb, when "affect" does the job perfectly. That word may not be jargon, but why does it make me feel slightly nauseous - the way a really ripe piece of jargon does - every time I see or hear it? Well, um, having a baby *does* change everything. But that doesn’t mean that those that those who have not been through it haven’t evolved, just that they’re less anxious.

My jargon question, though, is about using “impact” as a verb, when “affect” does the job perfectly. That word may not be jargon, but why does it make me feel slightly nauseous - the way a really ripe piece of jargon does - every time I see or hear it?

]]> By: Leslie Farrell http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65180 Leslie Farrell Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:09:25 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65180 Uuugh... setting up a crib. Caption #2 nails it. On the topic of jargon and useless cliches (and I admit that I use them from time to time), check out Seth Godin's site: http://www.squidoo.com/businesscliches/ and for the insight on how to improve the customer experience, check out the Good Experience Blog: http://www.goodexperience.com/blog/ Uuugh… setting up a crib. Caption #2 nails it.

On the topic of jargon and useless cliches (and I admit that I use them from time to time), check out Seth Godin’s site:
http://www.squidoo.com/businesscliches/
and for the insight on how to improve the customer experience, check out the Good Experience Blog: http://www.goodexperience.com/blog/

]]> By: Jeff http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65154 Jeff Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:12:08 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/04/jargon-examples-still-wanted/#comment-65154 Maybe he should have purchased his crib from Ikea. No jargon there. No words either :) Having assembled two cribs in my life, he has earned my grin :) Maybe he should have purchased his crib from Ikea. No jargon there. No words either :)

Having assembled two cribs in my life, he has earned my grin :)

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