Business jargon, corporate-speak, and buzzwords are nearly universal workplace constants that people use whether they love them or hate them. Now a pair of studies reflect just how ingrained office ...

Jargon is all around us. Everyone is moving the needle, pivoting and thinking outside the square. Ironically the term thinking outside the square was first used in the 1970s, so if you are still using ...

One of the challenges that can arise in communicating science and other forms of scholarship to non-experts is the jargon involved. But the most dangerous kind of jargon isn't the kind we notice. It's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Renae Gregoire covers content marketing and great content experiences. Ah, now we're speaking the same language! If you felt a bit ...

In content marketing and in journalism, the word jargon has come to be used mostly as an insult. It's a label that people put on unfamiliar language they dismiss as gibberish. Jargon has another ...

Imagine you’re hiring for an important position in your company and two candidates come in to interview. One peppers his sentences with jargon. The other speaks plainly in everyday language. What can ...

Scientific papers containing lots of specialized terminology are less likely to be cited by other researchers. By Katherine Kornei Polje, nappe, vuggy, psammite. Some scientists who study caves might ...