But those readers are the same people who use the jargon Anna writes about all the time at work. So, we've got here people are complaining about this jargon, but actually they're the ones who use it.

From online Jargon Generators to newspaper columns lampooning the opaque vocabulary of business meetings, “corporate speak” has been relentlessly mocked for years—as much by those who use it ...

Lazy jargon The second type of jargon is “hand-wavy” or “lazy” jargon, which I believe are tropes that VCs use to get out of actually thinking deeply about a person, company, or market.

Of course, none of this is a problem if people aren’t trying to reach a broad audience. Many science bloggers aim at other scientists within their field and, in turn, this post isn’t aimed at ...

The jargon states that there is nothing we can do–it’s impossible. So, the next time you cringe at the jargon coming from your coworker’s mouth, ask yourself if it’s the phrase or the ...