Jargon Use

Subject: Jargon Use
From: "Cameron Consulting" <Cameron-Consulting -at- neb -dot- rr -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 18:11:21 -0500

as another example -- "Boot" - jargon - but acceptable because it's a widely
used term.
>
> > I don't find "launch" offensive.. or taskbar. I guess I generally write
> for
> > users that understand those types of terms. Certain terms that may be
> > considered jargon are actually becoming more like conventions and people
> are
> > fairly used to that. I make it a practice to not assume that my readers



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