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Gobbledygook or gobbledegook (sometimes gobbledegoo , gobbledeegook or other forms ) is an English term used to describe nonsensical language. Gobbledygook was coined by former U. S. Representa...
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Many specialist terms are pretentious jargon from the start. Does a human resources manager really need to ask that a sales director be results orientated? Will the new appointee really prefer a rewards package to the salary with other benefits that he had in his previous company?
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J: jargon and pretentious language. Mixed met: avoid mixed metaphor. ... J: avoid jargon and pretentious language. Good users of English do not add to their vocabulary every new expression they hear. They discard expressions that they have outgrown. They listen and read critically, staying alert for abuses of language,
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February 9, 2005 - Pretentious Language ... AA: Ken Smith is back with a sequel, "Junk English 2." I talked to him about some examples of what he considers pretentious language. Yet even he admits that sometimes, the best way to say something is not always what people want to hear.
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The error most properly called pretentious language is inconsistency of tone and diction. In writing with this fault, the register of one’s words changes suddenly and randomly because archaic and intellectual words and syntax are mixed haphazardly and without plan with modern and colloquial words and syntax.
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The Humanities Program offers interdisciplinary courses in history, philosophy, and literature, with a focus on major aspects of the Western humanistic tradition. In these courses, students examine the development of a wide variety of ideas and forms ... Through lectures and class discussions, ... The sequence of courses,
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AA: Ken Smith is back with a sequel, "Junk English 2." I talked to him about some examples of what he considers pretentious language. Yet even he admits that sometimes, the best way to say something is not always what people want to hear.
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Click to Play Next ... Click to Play ... Thank you, hypertext markup language, for delivering on your promise. It's funny how a franchise as sad and awkward as Leisure Suit Larry can be remembered for being funny.
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