TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
How about shibboleth? MW defines as "a word or saying used by adherents of
a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real
meaning"
Other thoughts: double entendre, touchstone, irony, The Wasteland
Jonathan
At 03:12 PM 4/12/2001 -0500, Douglas S. Bailey (AL) wrote:
The term I'm looking for is one of the figures of speech; the figures of
this type don't stand alone by themselves as jargon do. They're adjectives,
used to convey added meaning through the use of a relatively esoteric
reference. The term is itself a noun, just as hyperbole or metaphor are
nouns.
I'm wondering if the term is _metaphor_, but I doubt it...
Doug
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas S. Bailey [mailto:dbailey -at- commandalkon -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 1:51 PM
> To: 'TECHWR-L'
> Subject: Oh, my Spartan memory
>
>
> What's the generic term for a word that requires special
> insight to be understood completely? I think I used to know
> but my memory has been rather Spartan lately.
>
> If you know what I mean.
>
> Doug Bailey
> Technical Writer
> Technical Communications Dept.
> Command Alkon
> Email FAX: (413) 653-1027
>
Jonathan Kajeckas
IT Liaison for Morton
1-1959
*** Deva(tm) Tools for Dreamweaver and Deva(tm) Search ***
Build Contents, Indexes, and Search for Web Sites and Help Systems
Available 4/30/01 at http://www.devahelp.com or info -at- devahelp -dot- com
Sponsored by DigiPub Solutions Corp, producers of PDF 2001 Conference East,
June 4-6, Baltimore, MD. Now covering Acrobat 5. Early registration deadline
April 27. http://www.pdfconference.com.
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
