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1. Jargons
Jargon is the specialized, often technical, language that is used by people in a
particular field, profession, or social group. It is the language, written or spoken, that is
difficult or impossible for an ordinary person to understand because it is full of words
known only to specialists.
Examples of Jargons
Jargon Meaning Better Equivalent
1. Bottleneck refers to the slowest aspect of operations slowdown
2. Cut and dry ordinary simple
3. Parameters criterion limits, boundaries
4. Low-hanging easy pickings easy opportunities,
fruit easy options
5. Buy-in support or deal agreement
6. Actionable capable of being acted on or completed in practical, useful,
the near future realistic, workable
7. Circle back a roundabout way of saying discuss later revisit
that belongs in the circular file.
8. Incentivize a mouthful of mush that means motivate encourage
9. Move the needle get meaningful or measurable results make progress
10. Out of pocket out of touch or out of the office for a few unreachable
days; busy
2. Slang
Slang is an informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined
and rapidly changing words and phrases. It is a linguistic practice rooted in social needs
and behaviors, mostly the complementary needs to fit in and to stand out.
Slangs Meaning Better Equivalent
1. Busted ugly
2. Goat greatest of all time
3. Lost the plot gone mad, have no
idea what’s going on
4. Taking care of business doing things that need
to be done
5. Pro a person who is a
professional
6. Frenemy combination of friend
and enemy
7. Bromance combination of brother
and romance; describes
an intense friendship
between two straight
men
8. Unreal something that is
unbelievably cool or
brilliant
9. Bottom line main point
10. Bob’s your uncle that’s it
3. Cliché
Cliché refers to an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its
original meaning or novelty. A cliché may also refer to actions and events that are
predictable because of some previous events.
Cliché Meaning Better Equivalent
4. Buzzwords
Buzzword is an informal term for a fashionable word or phrase that's often used
more to impress or persuade than to inform. It is a word or phrase that has little meaning
but becomes popular during a specific time.
Buzzword Meaning Better Equivalent
5. Redundant Expressions
Redundant Expressions are groups of words in which at least one word is
unnecessary because it is contained in the other word or words. It usually involves
repeating something or adding unnecessary information.
Redundant
Meaning Better Equivalent
Expressions
1. Actual experience is something that actual
experience/fact occurred
2. Came at a time action of coming when
when
3. Difficult dilemma complicated dilemma
4. End result something that occurs at the end result
5. Few in number small number few
6. Plan ahead prepare for the future plan
7. Revert back returns to an earlier stage revert
8. Spell out in provide details spell out
detail
9. Still remains in place remains
10. Written down taken down written
6. Vague Modifiers
Vague Modifiers are modifiers that are placed in positions that confuse the
meaning of sentences. They are either dangling or misplaced modifier.
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Stec Carly. 2014, August 12. The Only Chart You’ll Ever Need For Simplifying Business
Jargon. Retrieved from https://www.impactbnd.com/blog/simplifying-business-
jargon
Richard Nordquist. 2017, April 07. Slang in the English Language. Retrieved from
https://www.thoughtco.com/slang-english-1692103
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/20-examples-of-slang-language.html
https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/introduction-english-slang.html
Amari D. Pollard. 2018. 20 Trendy Slang Words That Seriously Need to Just End in 2018.
Retrieved from https://www.rd.com/culture/trendy-slang-words-that-need-to-end/
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/sac-businesscommunication/chapter/4-8-slang-and-
idioms/
Nadia Ilyas. 2014, June 12. 55 Most Commonly Used British and American Slang Words
and Their Meanings. Retrieved from
https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/british-and-american-slang-words/
https://literarydevices.net/cliche/
https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/english-cliches.html
Annie Pilon. 2015, February 14. 30 Business Buzzwords You Should Stop Using.
Retrieved from https://smallbiztrends.com/2015/02/business-buzzwords-to-
avoid.html
https://literaryterms.net/buzzword/
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/writing-help/avoiding-redundant-expressions
Mark Nichol. 50 Redundant Phrases to Avoid. Retrieved from
https://www.dailywritingtips.com/50-redundant-phrases-to-avoid/
Jordan Sharra. 2014, March 30. Unclear Modifiers and Vague Descriptions. Retrieved
from https://prezi.com/phsdqkm4fzfw/unclear-modifiers-vague-description/