Today’s Vapid Load of Jargon is the sentence: “Too many so-called thought leaders are just parroting what they’ve read or heard, whereas a true thought leader espouses.” We found this Vapid Load of Jargon on a web page called “Thought Leadership.” The sentence is said to be written by Gary Bertwistle, who is described as a “multiple […]
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Medical acronyms & jargon, amassed
If you crave medical jargon, most especially in the form of acronyms, binge on the collections found, amassed and/or celebrated by Ivan Oransky (“HALT: Help acronyms leave (medical) trials“) and Alice Bell (“Four page jargon buster, for a SCIENCE COMMUNICATION conference“).
Words newly banished in Britain
Britain’s Local Government Association has issued its new (2010) list of “250 words the public sector shouldn’t use.” The Association’s announcement mentions a few highlights from the list: Trialogue Wellderly Goldfish bowl facilitated conversation Tonality Webinar Under-capacitated Clienting