A 2008 Promise

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DISCLOSURE: Resolve in 2008 to speak clear, precise, simple English and avoid acronyms and technospeak like the plague.

I have this thing about Technobilge. If you don’t know what Technobilge is then go read my rant here.

It appears that there is a growing pushback on industry to begin communicating in plain English or mother tongue rather than in acronyms. The use of acronyms is a lazy way for people to gain respect. If people who sound off in acronyms to me think it makes me believe they sound clever, then they better think again.

I actually think it is very rude, arrogant, insecure and not at all clever.

This is what the BBC has to say about it.

Geekspeak still baffles web users
Britons are increasingly tech-savvy but are still bamboozled by tech jargon.
According to research from Nielsen/NetRatings, people are buying cutting-edge technology but often don’t understand the terms that describe what their device actually does.

So while 40% of online Britons receive news feeds, 67% did not know that the official term for this service was Really Simple Syndication.

Click here to read the full article

As well as Auntie BEEB “agreeing” with my sentiment, Matthew Stibbe across at Bad Language has a point to make as well. Click here to read Matthew’s Bad language article

A 2008 Promise