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Use of proper nouns are also commonly a failure of the speaker/writer instead of the listener. When the speaker/writer uses technical terms in speaking to the
by justin_oaks 4y ago
Use of proper nouns are also commonly a failure of the speaker/writer instead of the listener. When the speaker/writer uses technical terms in speaking to the public then it's their fault for not recognizing that those terms WILL be misunderstood by the public.
Consider the case of discussing "preventative care" vs "medically necessary care". If someone from a medical facility or health insurance company used those terms when talking with a layperson then they've failed. The layperson certainly doesn't understand that those terms are have a specific meaning in the industry and they will likely misunderstand the terms.
- Bakary 4y agoI don't necessarily disagree entirely with the author, and it's definitely true that the onus is to some extent on the speaker. It's just that the core of the author's argument can be redefined as the person not being equipped for the conversation, and in that case they would need to be equipped anyway for anything useful to happen. "Preventative care" etc. is what I was referring two in the bullet point about medical insurance. If you cannot intuit that such terms have contractual definitions, you are already deeply in trouble and would need assistance to navigate the insurance situation you are in anyway. Even if the issuer clarified it a bit, you would already be in trouble for other reasons taking place elsewhere in the process or with other terms.
- nullc 4y ago> then it's their fault for not recognizing that those terms WILL be misunderstood by the public feature or bug?