SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agoI want a name for thislemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down14
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1imageI want a name for thislemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 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-22 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.
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.