http://draynet.com/40/use-of-words/ Currently dedicated to Ms. Christina Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:08:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://draynet.com/40/use-of-words/#comment-110 Jill McKay Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:58:50 +0000 http://www.draynet.com/?p=40#comment-110 I can commiserate with you on this topic. When I started the Credential program they had so many words in "Educationese" that I found it difficult to follow some of my readings and sometimes lectures. It was frustrating and intimidating. I agree with you in not wanting to use those words now that I know what some of them actually mean (I'm still at a loss for much of the education language) because it just makes you sound like you're trying to be "greater than." Alienating people is not a trend I would like to start and intimidating people just to sound smarter is not very Christian anyways. Thanks for the definitions. I've always wondered about a few of those words, but never got a around to looking them up!! Jill I can commiserate with you on this topic. When I started the Credential program they had so many words in “Educationese” that I found it difficult to follow some of my readings and sometimes lectures. It was frustrating and intimidating. I agree with you in not wanting to use those words now that I know what some of them actually mean (I’m still at a loss for much of the education language) because it just makes you sound like you’re trying to be “greater than.” Alienating people is not a trend I would like to start and intimidating people just to sound smarter is not very Christian anyways. Thanks for the definitions. I’ve always wondered about a few of those words, but never got a around to looking them up!!
Jill

]]> http://draynet.com/40/use-of-words/#comment-108 Rowan Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:44:14 +0000 http://www.draynet.com/?p=40#comment-108 From my smidgen of pre-law/paralegal studies I can tell you that the instructors and professionals employ the exact tactic you mentioned above. It was nice to see one of my favorite words on your list: Pejorative. We used it often while debating in political studies. I understood it to be as you defined it but also with the connotation that one used a pejorative word not only to insult another or their viewpoint but to tick them off in the process when another word would have sufficed. Keep 'em coming, Dan. Love it! - steph From my smidgen of pre-law/paralegal studies I can tell you that the instructors and professionals employ the exact tactic you mentioned above. It was nice to see one of my favorite words on your list: Pejorative. We used it often while debating in political studies. I understood it to be as you defined it but also with the connotation that one used a pejorative word not only to insult another or their viewpoint but to tick them off in the process when another word would have sufficed. Keep ‘em coming, Dan. Love it! – steph

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