A Quote by V. S. Naipaul

Where jargon turns living issues into abstractions, and where jargon ends by competing with jargon, people don't have causes. They only have enemies.

V. S. Naipaul

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Causes Competing Ends Enemies Issues Jargon Living Only People Turns

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V. S. Naipaul
Trinidadian - Writer
Born: August 17, 1932

Whoever is versed in the jargon does not have to say what he thinks, does not even have to think it properly. The jargon takes over this task.

Theodor Adorno

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Naomi Klein

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David Lehman

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Frederick Lenz

The sheer diversity of literature in the Bible is one of the secrets of its continuing popularity through the centuries. There is something for all moods and many different cultures. Its message is not buried in religious jargon only accessible to either believers or scholars, but reflects the issues that people struggle with in daily life.

John Drane

Only communist regimes have churned out more jargon than modern business.

Corinne Maier

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Tracee Ellis Ross

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Camille Paglia

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Moshe Kasher

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

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Language is essentially tribal, so jargon can actually be a really good thing because it unites people.

Susie Dent

Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.

Edsger Dijkstra

Jargon: any technical language we do not understand.

Mason Cooley

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