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THINKahead!

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 5 Jul 18

Good Friday morning to us all from this side of my world, my fellow mylotters, how is everyone? It was a very good day for me yesterday because I have the great news about my son’s teaching application in the school where I am...

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Have you ever been given a bum steer?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382014) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Apr 17

Following my post about two South Korean girls being told that a phrase containing the 'F' word was acceptable in social circles, Anna (@LadyDuck) commented that she always checked when her French friends taught her a new...

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Do You Noodle?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382014) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jul 16

I commented on a post by JJ @JolietJake about woofers and tweeters. These are words associated with sound systems and speaker configurations. Every hobby, profession and sport has its own jargon so I thought I'd rehash.an article...

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Recalling the old acronyms

ARM @responsiveme (22923) • India 16 Jun 16

Having joined MyLot sometime ago I found myself getting introduced to some new abbreviations. I wrote an earlier post on this about trying to understand the new age jargon. Surprisingly quite a lot of people had the same...

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What does swag mean!?

themaven @themaven (60) • Philippines 2 Sep 12

A lot of people post swag on FB even though no one knows what it means what does it mean!?

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Do you understand all that computer jargon on the ad?

swetashah @swetashah (345) • United States 8 Jun 10

Hmm, sometimes, it really give me headache, by reading those computer ads from mail. I was currently looking at some cheap laptop computer from Fry's electronic, and microcenter. But those ads with those descriptions really...

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If it happened

mansha @mansha (6298) • India 8 Sep 09

We are so much in to internet and chatting.. and use its shortcuts even in sms , what will you say if someone during normal conversation uses lolz? What will be your reaction and if it has happened to you, what did you say?

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I would like a non technical response please.to question about friends list.

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 14 Aug 09

Over the weeks my friends list has grown and I would like to reorganise it so that my favourites are all together at the beginning. Is this possible, as in moving a friend from page five to page one. If it is possible I need a...

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have read adolf hitler book-my struggle?

ugochukwumagnus2006 @ugochukwumagnus2006 (60) • Nigeria 7 Jul 09

Adolf Hitler book- my struggle is one of the most popular book on ever published according to some of my friends. i downloaded Adolf Hitler book in the net yesterday.moreover i have started reading but the book is a real...

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Talking turkey

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 9 Jan 09

Are you a slangy kind of a person or more formal? Are you really comfortable using the latest and greatest expression, whatever it may be, or do you wait and see if it becomes mainstream first? Anything in your upbringing or...

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Is the usage of Jargon misleading and confusing ?

alokn99 @alokn99 (5717) • India 1 Nov 08

Most of us would understand the term Jargon simply put as Gibberish. A lot of this jargon is uused today in business communication with an attempt to impress the recipeients of the communications. As a result of...

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Internet Lingo Pet Peeves

slyvixen42 @slyvixen42 (926) • United States 25 Jun 08

If there's one thing that grates my nerves about internet lingo it's excessive punctuation. People think it's a good way to get attention but it makes me cringe. I tend to glaze over ads or discussions with more that one...

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Are You with Me 110%?!

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 19 Jun 08

Management speak..does it drive you crazy? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7457287.stm have you any examples that really bug You? Thanks for Sharing!

jargon in medical consultation

uu4h708 @uu4h708 (637) • Philippines 24 Jan 08

me and my mom went to the other the day to consult about chest pain my mom has been having.. the doctor started to ask the usual questions and all and when the time for her to explain the probable cause of the pain she began using...

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Does Jargon matter?

draco666 @draco666 (174) • United States 29 Jun 07

When you type or even speak do you use Jargon and what do you think about jargon and slang?

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Jargon used by bosses at work

LovingIt @LovingIt (5396) • United States 7 Nov 06

A recent survey shows that 42% of those questioned believe that the use of jargon at work led to misunderstanding about roles and responsibilities. Yet, 55% of the bosses surveyed believed it to be harmless and 2/3 of the workers...

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