Word: jargoning
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...what direction will the earth's climate then turn? Emiliani refuses to speculate. But if man continues his "interference with climate through deforestation, urban development and pollution," says Emiliani in typical scientific jargon, "we may soon be confronted with either a runaway glaciation or a runaway deglaciation, both of which would generate unacceptable environmental stresses...
Obviously on the run, a black youth named Randall bursts into the shop as Glas, its aged, stony, tight-lipped owner is absorbed in taking inventory. Randall, who boasts an I.Q. of 185, and who, in his brash bellicosity mingles canned ghetto jargon with quotes from Kafka and Francis Bacon, begins to verbally assault Glas's defensive taciturnity...
Most of his talent, as well as that of the rest of the cast, is wasted, however, because Owen Marshall is nothing more than the lawyer version of the standard doctor series. Although the jargon is different, a number of viewers might not even notice if Owen Marshall and Marcus Welby changed places for a week. The lawyers are all grimly competent-the legal and medical professions are nearly sacrosanct to TV writers-and Owen's clients are almost always innocent. The producers of the series, unfortunately...
...DeMars took Ivy League Back of the Week honors following his antics in last Saturday's Cornell match when he carried the ball 21 times for 119 yards and three touchdowns. DeMars with 221 yards stands third in total league yards rushing behind Dick Jargon of Yale (299 yds.) and Dan Malone of Cornell...
...raises a second issue about the language and implicit biases of Mr. Farber's report. Throughout his "Factual analysis, "Mr. Farber talks of the liberation forces as "Insurgents." This is all well and good, but the frequency of Mr. Farber's allusions to "Insurgency" snacks of the "think tank Jargon" which characterized the statements of American social scientists and policy makers charged with legitimizing the war in Indochina. For example, he uses much phrases as the "black insurgent threat," "anti Portuguese Insurgents," "Insurgent triumphs," "Insurgent dam busters," "Crush the insurgents...