She made reference to words used last week by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin. When speaking of the current financial situation he said: " .... ventilated in the public area." It would have been far clearer to have said 'aired in public'.
Ms Bailey says that jargon happens a lot in bureaucracies and it generally means something is not well explained. She suggests people need to write for their reader and not for themselves.
NALA Director gives a number of examples and points out that the medical profession is prone to the problem as is the world of finance.
The agency gives a list of jargon terms.
More to add to the list: 'Restructuring for Mission'. It means closing down some places. And, 'core ministry of primary pastoral care'. Difficult to know exactly what that means.
Pope Paul Vl often quoted Augustine: "I prefer to speak ungrammatically and be understood by the people, rather than appear learned and not be understood."
The agency gives a list of jargon terms.
More to add to the list: 'Restructuring for Mission'. It means closing down some places. And, 'core ministry of primary pastoral care'. Difficult to know exactly what that means.
Pope Paul Vl often quoted Augustine: "I prefer to speak ungrammatically and be understood by the people, rather than appear learned and not be understood."
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