on 2004/12/04 1:44 PM, Chris Barker at ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> You should try reading academic books once in a while: the English is
> pretty ropey most of the time, but the worst aspect of them is the
> jargon which the authors seem to feel essential to appear learned! I
> am studying "Financial Strategy" with the Open University (for an MBA
> in case I have to get a proper job when the MOD eventually shuts me
> out) and the academic jargon in that is mind-numbing at times.
I subscribed to P****x Photo (a photography magazine published here) but
found the turgid academic-speak to be indigestible. I gritted my teeth and
read, hoping for penetrating insights, but of course there were none.
Language like that rarely comes from people with real ideas.
Andrew
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