The jargon of the computer programmers left him totally baffled as to what they were talking about. From LearnThat.org.
Noun : medical jargon. From Dictionary.com.
This DOD glossary of milspec jargon is a writer's dream. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: March 2, 2003 - March 8, 2003 Archives] Reference
More legal speak from Mr. Cushing, more jargon from the viewer table. From Wordnik.com. [Brokers « A Fly in Amber] Reference
Business jargon is so non-sensical that it barely qualifies as language. From Wordnik.com. [Still Offended By Language | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference
But, it can only happen when the jargon is minimized and the theory simplified. From Wordnik.com. [Profiles: The Foundation « TalentedApps] Reference
Avoid jargon – you might think it sounds clever but jargon is a no-no for readers. From Wordnik.com. [Blogger’s style guide: Five tips on tone « Subs' Standards] Reference
I believe the technical term for this in street magician jargon is “sleight of hand.”. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Back to the Schools] Reference
This new lexicon of jargon is actually meaningful, but only to a select few who understand it!. From Wordnik.com. [5 posts from March 2009] Reference
The technical jargon is a bit much, as are Sinclairâ⠂ ¬â „ ¢s made up words and language. From Wordnik.com. [Finders Keepers - SciFiChick.com] Reference
The deficits, the multipliers, all of the jargon is cover for their fear of being proven irrevocably wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Multipliers and Diminishing Returns] Reference
The language is pretty vague and excessively rich in jargon, but we see that as more of an ‘episode’ than just ‘DLC.’. From Wordnik.com. [Rockstar dishes on 'Lost & Damned'] Reference
The jargon is a tool used by society in order to distinguish the few from the many, to distinguish “my” class from “your” class. From Wordnik.com. [Vitro Nasu » 2007 » September] Reference
This, in the community jargon, is now treated as a "non-decision" and the application must go to the Council for them to make a decision. From Wordnik.com. [Comitology for beginners] Reference
The term jargon is infrequently applied. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 2] Reference
The lower orders in this city speak a jargon called. From Wordnik.com. [A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium] Reference
They speak a jargon of their own with a peculiar accent. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
Her jargon was a mixture of bad French and worse English. From Wordnik.com. [International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850] Reference
In the Nigerian jargon, that is called "see me, see you". From Wordnik.com. [Vanguard News] Reference
The pea - fants fpeak a jargon unintelligible even to - the French. From Wordnik.com. [Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of ...] Reference
So long as it's not paragraphs and paragraphs of undecipherable jargon, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Butt Kicking] Reference
The natives of this quarter speak a jargon of Cree and Sauteux, which sounds very harshly. From Wordnik.com. [Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I.] Reference
Not so corporate jargon, which ispropagatedpurely onthe basis of necessity, and noteffectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [2008 November 03 « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows] Reference
Morning all, I am, a complete newbie to this so please bear with me if my jargon is a little dated. From Wordnik.com. [VideoHelp.com Forum] Reference
Whenever Krugman actually gets down to having to turn the corner on a argument, he breaks out in jargon. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Is Stimulus Impossible] Reference
Also, since I seldom if ever read war stories, some of the jargon was a bit obscure and hard to decipher. From Wordnik.com. [FRANKLY • by Eric Del Carlo] Reference
Shakugan no Shana raw without help was because of the jargon, which is explained in slightly more detail here. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
It is expressed again in legal jargon, that is to say, with a too obvious display of the aim, and with a very naïve eagerness. From Wordnik.com. [Prestuplenie i nakazanie. English] Reference
The jargon is just hilarious, I think!. From Wordnik.com. [My Virtual Life « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
This is more jargon from the sales world. From Wordnik.com. [Marketing Your First Book: 9 Tips For Authors | The Creative Penn] Reference
One of the pleasures of this field is the "jargon" — once one gets used to it. From Wordnik.com. [Man and Supermini] Reference
Does he really think that only untenured economics professors use this "jargon". From Wordnik.com. [Tenure trouble?] Reference
Did he use to talk the extraordinary slang and jargon which is printed in this book?. From Wordnik.com. [John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character] Reference
I mean, that kind of jargon regularly trips up John McCain when he tries to talk about it. From Wordnik.com. [For the record: Paris Hilton IS capable of memorizing a two-minute script | EW.com] Reference
I wonder if my science background makes me cautious about the use of 'jargon' in other fields?. From Wordnik.com. [Archaic terminology in historical fiction] Reference
I never quite understand the reaction to "jargon," as if it only exists among left-wing academics. From Wordnik.com. [Anti Anti-Anecdotalism] Reference
That kind of jargon-madness was shared by many in the first generation of Postmodernity. From Wordnik.com. [Integral Options Cafe] Reference
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