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by PakistaniDenzel 521 days ago
it only works with other white collar people who have heard the same jargon, normal people in the real world just won't understand what you're saying, so it's just bad communication
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That's right, with jargons the audience is the key.
Except that with e.g. technical jargon, the audience is important because non-technical people don’t have the training/experience to understand what’s being said.

With office jargon, I understand everything being said, but the majority of it could be stated more simply and clearly without the use of it. This type of jargon is a social signaling tool, not a useful shortcut or simplification (again, most of the time). It’s also harder to parse for non-native speakers of English.

Yeah, and then you sound like a jargoff.