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# Jargon

All time
10 bits of fashion-speak that should just be banned forever
Is your capsule wardrobe trans-seasonal? IS IT?
'Manspreading' and 'Grexit' have been added to the Oxford Dictionaries
It’s official…
These are the tech terms and names you are likely mispronouncing
Mail… kimp?
10 buzzwords from 2014 that are still ringing in our ears
“Dox me on the cloud and I swear I will blow the whistle on you, you spornosexual troll.”
9 foolproof tips for bluffing your way through any techie conversation
Web Summit have you baffled? Well, you too can be a ‘thought leader’ in your ecosystem.
Should official forms use less jargon?
The National Adult Literacy Agency is calling on the Government to produce documents in ‘plain English’.
Learning the lingo - how to talk the talk when buying your first house
EA? BER? WTF? We’re here to explain it all.
Tech jargon leaving you confused? This glossary will help you out
If you don’t know your 4G from your selfie, then you’ve come to the right place.
The 12 most insufferable pieces of office jargon in existence
Let’s blue-sky this dialogue and circle back tomorrow.
The 11 most infuriating talkers in your office right now
We need a paradigm shift on these guys going forward.
Are you 'shovel ready'? 11 bits of jargon you didn't want to know
Going on a “client journey”? Looking for the “USP? Planning a “mind share”? Then you’ll know what all this lot are on about…
I'm a politician, bail me out of here
Government members have been spinning themselves silly to deny a bailout – TheJournal.ie does a spot of creative translation to cut through the jargon.