#5 is something I wish tech and educated people in general embraced more in regular everyday discourse, not just writing: > 5. Never use a foreign phrase, a sc

#5 is something I wish tech and educated people in general embraced more in regular everyday discourse, not just writing: > 5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. Feynman often complained of jargon. Part of what made him such an excellent communicator/educator was his conscious avoidance of specialized terminology. Too many abuse it as a secret handshake or low-effort superiority signaling at the expense of inclusion. As if those who don't know a few exotic words have nothing to contribute. The easiest way to prevent someone from engaging in a discussion (and thus unable to debate or challenge your ideas) is to use an unfamiliar language. Be wary of overusers of jargon, there's a good chance they don't even know the meaning of the words.