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'''Jargon busting'''. Jargon words are discouraged as much as possible. | '''Jargon busting'''. Jargon words are discouraged as much as possible. | ||
{{quote|a definite pet peeve of mine is jargon and unnecessarily complicated terminology|[[Jake Steiner]], November 2019}} | |||
==Reasons for the guideline == | ==Reasons for the guideline == | ||
Jargon is normally used by a narrow group to convey a regular concept and may not be well understood outside that community or context. | Jargon is normally used by a narrow group to convey a regular concept and may not be well understood outside that community or context. English is already difficult for people where English is not their first language. | ||
English is already difficult for people where English is not | |||
To mitigate avoid using jargon and in exceptions when it is used, describe the jargon in common language with an example | To mitigate avoid using jargon and in exceptions when it is used, describe the jargon in common language with an example if possible. | ||
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