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Corporate jargon isn't supposed to make communication clearer. It's a kind of stock verbal filler used for status signalling by people who aren't articulate eno
by TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
Corporate jargon isn't supposed to make communication clearer. It's a kind of stock verbal filler used for status signalling by people who aren't articulate enough to communicate clearly.
Linguists call this register. It's linked to social status, general social context, and specific situational context.
There's even an ISO standard for different linguistic registers. Language translation systems have to worry about this, because if they get it wrong, hilarity ensues.
- a3n 6y agoI think when someone tosses jargon at you, particularly if they're senior in some way, it includes a mild attitude of dismissal and alpha doggism.