English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
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English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
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Re: English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
#2The title is a reference to an (in) famous 19th century Portuguese to English translation guide that was so unintentionally bad it remains in print.
Re: English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
#3The title is a reference to an (in) famous 19th century Portuguese to English translation guide that was so unintentionally bad it remains in print. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_As_She_Is_Spoke
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Re: English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
#4Archived copy, which doesn't require JS:
Re: English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
#5Many of these all examples of what Language Log terms "nerdview" (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4509), using in-business jargon incorrectly with outsiders because you either don't know or don't care that they won't really know what you're talking about.
It's held up as an example where your use of language, whose purpose should always be to be understood by others, shows an explicit or implicit contempt for your listener.
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#6Many of these all examples of what Language Log terms "nerdview" ( http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4509 ), using in-business jargon incorrectly with outsiders because you either don't know or don't care that they won't really know what you're talking about. It's held up as an example where your use of language, whose purpose should always be to be understood by others, shows an explicit or implicit contempt f…
Link doesn't work for me :(
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#7"This train is no longer in passenger service" may be long-winded, but at least it's reasonably clear. Much better than the military equivalent, "the train has suffered an engineering casualty".
Re: English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
#8Many of these all examples of what Language Log terms "nerdview" ( http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4509 ), using in-business jargon incorrectly with outsiders because you either don't know or don't care that they won't really know what you're talking about. It's held up as an example where your use of language, whose purpose should always be to be understood by others, shows an explicit or implicit contempt f…
Or maybe your brain has just gone full Sapir-Whorf and you can't think about the concepts except in jargon terms.
The vendors of PC Matic, a product aimed at the computer unsavvy, run TV adverts in which they mention a "single pane of glass" as a feature. I had to look up what it meant: apparently it's a buzzword for integrating information from multiple data sources into one window. No one likely to buy PC Matic is going to know that. Then again, given PC Matic's sterling reputation, maybe they do hold their customers in contempt...
Re: English as she isn’t spoke (Part 4)
#9I went and read parts 1, 2, and 3 as well as I quite enjoyed this. However, I think "part 4" is mainly just a rehash of part 3, as most of the examples were the same or very similar.