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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agohow exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
minus-square@ThatWeirdGuy1001link1•2 months agoBecause it’s easier to refer to something with a single word or abbreviation than to have to explain the entire concept? It’s more slang than jargon either way.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 months agoSlang is informal language, jargon is a specialized term. This post is asking for jargon. Slang is designed to keep people out of a social in-group, jargon is designed to keep people out of an intellectual in-group.
how exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
Because it’s easier to refer to something with a single word or abbreviation than to have to explain the entire concept?
It’s more slang than jargon either way.
Slang is informal language, jargon is a specialized term. This post is asking for jargon. Slang is designed to keep people out of a social in-group, jargon is designed to keep people out of an intellectual in-group.