During the news gathering process, reporters can often struggle with understanding complex, jargon-heavy documents, particularly in fields like science and technology. For instance, a tech reporter ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - When scientists and others use their specialized jargon terms while communicating with the general public, the effects are much worse than just making what they're saying hard to ...

The most annoying piece of PR jargon journalists deal with is 'reach out', according to a survey by Houston PR’s MD Hamish Thompson. The survey is the result of more than three years of gathering ...

In what should surprise no one, Gen Z and Millennial colleagues get the ‘ick’ when they hear cringe-worthy workplace jargon terms in calls and meetings, or read them in an email. We’ve all been on the ...

Everyone has had that moment in a meeting where someone throws out some industry jargon or acronym and you just have no idea what they’re talking about. Sometimes, you can work it out by pulling from ...

Frequent, Unexplained Jargon Total jargon use during appointments ranged from 0 to 26, with a mean of 5.40 instances of use during each encounter, the authors report. The mean use of distinct jargon ...

The other day, I witnessed someone looking for a “thingamajig” in a hardware store. It was amusing as the individual was describing a screw with a flat top named after a city. Their partner had given ...

Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene ...

Corporate jargon isn’t just annoying. For some young workers, it’s the difference between understanding what your manager is asking from you and not. The most annoying corporate jargon making young ...

Call it a gut instinct, but it seems like a lot of folks are resolving to cut the cable TV cord this year. The people I’m increasingly talking to aren’t young techies, but longtime cable and satellite ...