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Friday, January 17th, 2025
the First Week after Epiphany
the First Week after Epiphany
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Sermon Quotations Archive
Quotations regarding 'Jargon'
9 entries
Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.
Irving Babbitt, American Critic (1865-1933)
Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.
Kingman Brewster, Jr., American Educator (1919-1988)
Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.
Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch Scientist (1930-2002)
You must learn to talk clearly. The jargon of scientific terminology which rolls off your tongues is mental garbage.
Martin H. Fischer, -
Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.
David Ogilvy, English Businessman (1911-1999)
The jargon of sculptors is beyond me. I do not know precisely why I admire a green granite female, apparently pregnant monster with one eye going around a square corner.
Ezra Pound, American Poet (1885-1972)
I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.
Jean Rostand, French Scientist (1894-1977)
I think we invent jargon because it saves times talking to one-another.
John M. Smith, -
I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art.
Anne Stevenson, American Poet
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