Word: jargonizing
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...that concept any more preposterous than denying homosexuals their right to join with someone they love? Through all the jargon, the only reason homosexual marriages will not be recognized is that America is intensely homophobic. The irony is that by turning an irrational homophobia into policy, set forth to "strengthen that institution," the government only succeeds in weakening the institution. For example, by discouraging homosexual men from marrying, the government is ipso facto discouraging monogamous, meaningful relationships. It is sending a message that what it has deemed "aberrant behavior" is of no value and thus homosexuals themselves have no worth...
...people who sort of does the official jargon," Mahoney said. "I haven't gotten the official script yet as to what I'm going to say but I'm giving a speech to the community before the televised event starts...
...gallimaufry of new words and phrases that even the most casual browser wants to cry havoc. says TIME's Jesse Birnbaum. Still, dictionaries must face factoids. So, with due sensitivity, the handsome new Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary (2,230 pages; $50) quarantines about 1,000 examples of jargon, fad words and lamentable journalese and corrals them into a separate "Addenda Section." The Addenda provides a useful glimpse into the netherworld of post-contemporary wordsmithery. Control freak is here, as are dream team, deadbeat dad, drive-by (shooting), granny dumping, latte, managed care, mosh pit, outsource (but not downsize...
Still, dictionaries must face factoids. So, with due sensitivity, the handsome new Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary (2,230 pages; $50), a revised edition of the 1967 family-size version, quarantines about 1,000 examples of jargon, fad words and lamentable journalese and corrals them into a separate "Addenda Section...
...then there are the students you meet. I'll try not to fall into using the diversity jargon, but as one of my friends said, one of the great things about Harvard is that if you have a question, someone around you will answer it. His observation isn't just about the intelligence of our student body however. It speaks more to the diversity of opinions and ideas which at Harvard are greater than any place you'll encounter...