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minus-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agohow exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days 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-25 days 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.
It’s not that deep bro relax
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.