https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn Made with panache en-us 2018-04-30 18:52:35 UTC 2018-05-07 23:30:59 UTC hello@padlet.com braeden_long https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258675123 "It's always fun to pick out the most exasperating examples of verbosity or jargon and attempt to decode them. Let's hear some of your favourites." this is from an article about the UK Met Office winning the Golden Bull Prize. In this senario, the author uses "jargon" by asking which is their favorite examples of jargon, or technical talk, that the reader likes to decode for themselves. source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/dec/09/official-jargon-examples-met-office]]> 2018-05-07 18:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258675123 braeden_long https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258733382 "A mile and a kilometer are both units of length or distance. Kilometers are used in the metric system and each one is about 6/10 of a mile, which is used in the US standard system of measurement." In this example, they're comparing kilometers to miles and showing the difference in the two. It explains how one kilometer is 6/10 the length of a mile, meaning it is shorter. source: http://www.softschools.com/difference/mile_vs_kilometer/123/]]> 2018-05-07 23:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258733382 braeden_long https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258734061 "And I smelt the fumes he inhaled swiftly
Each word was hinged upon his choke
Like kudzu creeping up a state tree discretely
Forever bending as it broke" This is from the song "Uncast Shadow of a Southern Myth" by Parquet Courts. In this example, Andrew Savage, writer, says that kudzu is creeping up a tree, meaning it's slowly devouring the tree but going unnoticed by anyone. Source: https://genius.com/Parquet-courts-uncast-shadow-of-a-southern-myth-lyrics]]> 2018-05-07 23:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258734061 braeden_long https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258734884 "Nvidia puts the kibosh on the GeForce Partner Program"   This is a title of an article saying that the company is putting an end to a program that they had put out. This relates to Nvidia PC graphics card software. Source: https://techreport.com/news/33603/nvidia-puts-the-kibosh-on-the-geforce-partner-program]]> 2018-05-07 23:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258734884 braeden_long https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258735697 "Yet the system of corruption depends on another factor beyond secrecy, one that is perhaps even more important: impunity." This is an article about political corruption. Impunity is used by showing the common lack of punishment that modern politics receive for their illegal or unethical actions. source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/05/12/the-age-impunity/LHBxamqFENCs3W6lvWnCIJ/story.html]]> 2018-05-07 23:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/braeden_long/1orkuyx636zn/wish/258735697