SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 days agoI want a name for thislemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down12
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minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours 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-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours 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.
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.