Nov 13, 2017
Is it just me, or is it that whenever I’m in a work space with other teammates on a project, we’re all trying to elevate ourselves with as much technical jargon as possible to make it look like we definitely “deserve” to be on this team?
......or am I the only one doing this self-consciously, and everyone else is naturally yakking jargon without thought?
#blabbing Haddock#yay being part of a small team of linguists on a research gig? idk#non-dragons#my life#yo I don't wanna sound immature or something ya'll XD XD XD#I swear academic circles all want to like impress impress impress or shit#but like#shouldn't we simplify our language so it's 110% obvious everyone understands it???#dear thor#also#I'm wondering if it's a millennial versus other generation distinction#where millennials are a bit more self-conscious and the other generations are less so?#fascinating sociolinguistic shit#style shifting style shifting every fucking everywherrrrrre