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Professional Jargon - is it really necessary?

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Jargon appears to have crept into every aspect of language from text speak to blogs and seems to be a defining element among different professions, both elevating some in the loop to the exclusion of others. Acronyms and jargon filled sentences fill legal documents as well as newspaper columns and educational journals.

What do you think about Jargon?  Is it necessary?

Would you be enticed into a profession such as the law because of its complex jargon, or be put off and daunted by it?

Are there any alternatives?

Comments welcome.

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Will anyone confess to getting befuddled with academic jargon?

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Carrying on this debate which I started last week in the student cafe I am interested to know if anyone particularly in education or academic circles will admit to being confused or put off from reading certain articles/emails /journals because of the amount of JARGON used.

Is it necessary or has it become a professional necessity, not only in academia but in most professions.

I would love to hear your stories and comments. 

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