It’s Time To Lose The Jargon
‘The secret is you can only clarify the intentional opaqueness behind cliquish jargon by having the courage to ask the dumb-seeming question.’
‘The secret is you can only clarify the intentional opaqueness behind cliquish jargon by having the courage to ask the dumb-seeming question.’
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