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minus-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-230 days agoI call it “reading with my eyes but not my brain”, but I’m one of those weirdos who doesn’t think you need to turn every god damned niche thing into a new word or initialism just to gatekeep against those who didn’t know the new word just made up.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoIt’s not that deep bro relax
minus-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·30 days agohow exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoBecause it’s easier to refer to something with a single word or abbreviation than to have to explain the entire concept? It’s more slang than jargon either way.
I call it “reading with my eyes but not my brain”, but I’m one of those weirdos who doesn’t think you need to turn every god damned niche thing into a new word or initialism just to gatekeep against those who didn’t know the new word just made up.
It’s not that deep bro relax
how exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
Because it’s easier to refer to something with a single word or abbreviation than to have to explain the entire concept?
It’s more slang than jargon either way.