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welcome to jargon be gone
how to write in plain language
thank you for joining me today
what is jargon you may ask
jargon is specialized vocabulary used by people of the same profession such as
social workers
jargon is often unfamiliar or roundabout words or phrases that might be
incomprehensible to outsiders
okay
when you speak or write in jargon
people may not understand what you are talking about
they might think you are speaking in some code language
this is even a bigger problem when you consider the average american understands
three grade levels below the last year of school they attended
if your client graduated high school they may only understand a ninth grade
level of English
okay
Joe was on the streeets desperate for help
but the English language have deteriorated into a hybrid of hillbilly,
valley girl, inner cities slang, and various drugs
Joe was able to understand them
but when he spoke in an ordinary voice he sounded pompous