Jargon

Noted outsider artists shown in Jargon books include Thornton Dial and Howard Finster.

jonathan williams « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2008

This earth hath been difcovered by Mr. Kbproth; it has as yet been found only in the Hone called Jargon, or Qreott, of Ceylon, of which more hereafter.

Elements of Mineralogy: By Richard Kirwan, ... 1794

Artists and photographers whose work has been highlighted in Jargon books include Harry Callahan, R.B. Kitaj, Ralph Eugene Meatyard and Robert Rauschenberg.

jonathan williams « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2008

Further, it was against this loose adaptation of words to thought and to things that we protested in our interpolated lecture on Jargon, which is not so much bad writing as the avoidance of writing.

VII. Some Principles Reaffirmed 1916

A leader, in politics or sales, must, at all costs, stay away from "Jargon".

Richard Greene: Words We Can Believe In: The Hope-ful Power of LOFT 2009

"Jargon," however, refers to whole sentences and paragraphs which marshal even simple words into its relentless enterprise of polluting the verbal atmosphere.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 2 1979

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Twinkies Maker Hostess Files for Chapter 11 Protection Jacqueline Palank 2012

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A Buffett Devotee Riles His Targets Serena Ng 2011

Odd to run across this discussion on a day partly spent reading about the not quite lost langauge of the Pacific NW - Chinook Jargon, a good introduction is found on wikipedia, of course. ajay says:

Matthew Yglesias » Imagine If 2010

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A Hunch for Crunch: Kellogg Adds Snacks Julie Jargon 2012