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I think we invent jargon because it saves times talking to one-another.

Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.

People who work in specialized fields seem to have their own language. Practitioners develop a shorthand to communicate among themselves. The jargon can almost sound like a foreign language.

It's so easy to use tired, shopworn figures of speech. I love using long, fancy words but have learned - mostly from writing my biography of Winston Churchill - that short, strong words work better. I am ever-vigilant against the passive and against jargon, both of which are so insidious.

Surrendering to jargon is a sign of journalism's dismal lack of self-confidence in the optimized age of content-management systems.

Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.

We think people go to a dictionary to find out what a word means. Most people go to the dictionary because they don't want to look stupid.

I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.