SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 3 days agoI want a name for thislemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI want a name for thislemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 3 days agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-218 hours agoI call it “reading with my eyes but not my brain”, but I’m one of those weirdos who doesn’t think you need to turn every god damned niche thing into a new word or initialism just to gatekeep against those who didn’t know the new word just made up.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 hours agoIt’s not that deep bro relax
minus-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 hours agohow exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 hours agoBecause it’s easier to refer to something with a single word or abbreviation than to have to explain the entire concept? It’s more slang than jargon either way.
I call it “reading with my eyes but not my brain”, but I’m one of those weirdos who doesn’t think you need to turn every god damned niche thing into a new word or initialism just to gatekeep against those who didn’t know the new word just made up.
It’s not that deep bro relax
how exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
Because it’s easier to refer to something with a single word or abbreviation than to have to explain the entire concept?
It’s more slang than jargon either way.