tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post647798193454629866..comments2024-03-27T08:11:29.257-06:00Comments on PeerCentered: Learning Really IS a Life-Long ProcessClint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-26441748679802230422008-09-20T16:27:00.000-06:002008-09-20T16:27:00.000-06:00Susan, I have to hang my head in shame and amuseme...Susan, I have to hang my head in shame and amusement, because I'm the kind of person that drools over those hairy, wild, I-can't-even-pronounce-them words. I'm disgusted with jargon, but I am the student who gets papers back with "lay off the thesaurus" comments because they contain rarely used words like "pleonexia" which spell checkers don't even recognize. Scrabble did it to me. Poetry is my drug. I secretly hope that someone will bring a paper in peppered with these velvety, sexy words, even though in my Tech Writing class at BSU we are told all the time we should aim for clarity and brevity. Darn! What is the happy medium? I don't know it. I see words I don't know and I'm in love with writing all over again. It's the only time I like being clueless.Balutakathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487375124482424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-24022905194478073512008-09-18T16:52:00.000-06:002008-09-18T16:52:00.000-06:00I think what you're discussing is your difficulty ...I think what you're discussing is your difficulty at "decoding" academic jargon. You're certainly not the only person who has problems with that, and I don't know any tips on how to master jargon. None of those words you specifically referenced would ever appear in corporate communication. <BR/><BR/>If you went to a writer's conference was that a creative or academic conference? What terrible advice you were given about not using "big words." <BR/><BR/>"Big words" are words that I'd like to enhance my personal life with (and writing), too. Academic jargon requires knowledge and mastery of the appropriate larger context. There's a difference.BruceKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257350526150499574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-46157921014725764592008-09-18T15:24:00.000-06:002008-09-18T15:24:00.000-06:00The best thing about big words is how specific the...The best thing about big words is how specific they are. I love when I have something I want to say and then, poof! I find there is a specific smart-sounding word that fits my meaning. <BR/><BR/>It's better than apple pie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-51111577278831046342008-09-18T10:43:00.000-06:002008-09-18T10:43:00.000-06:00I really liked your posting.I didn't know what tho...I really liked your posting.<BR/>I didn't know what those words meant at first either... but I find that using context clues you can find what the Author is trying to say.<BR/>Vocabulary is a life-long process. I think I learn a new word everyday.<BR/>It's OK to admit when you don't know a word. That's why dictionary.com was invented. :)Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315792627961670466noreply@blogger.com