Though many answers are telling you that the use of jargon and acronyms is normal and you should get used to it, it should be noted that their use is not universal.
Elon Musk famously dislikes acronyms, and has even instructed employees his company SpaceX to use as few acronyms and jargon as pos...
I'm curious how this is the accepted answer, when it doesn't actually answer the question. I mean, the OP is asking "How do I deal with this" and "How can I politely ask this" - and this doesn't actually say anything about how to deal with it or how to ask them it.
@Kevin but this answer is the closest one to what OP wanted to get. Luckily OP can upvote only once. People looking for an actual answer will find it among more upvoted answers. OP only wanted someone to confirm that their point of view is the right one.
@ElmoVanKielmo - Agreed (the funniest along those lines I've seen is someone asking if it was okay to use a work computer for bitcoin mining, and accepted the into-the-negatives answer that said, "Go for it"). Still, you'd think the OP would at least ask for a clarifying comment of, "So, how should I handle this?" or something instead of just doing a blank acceptance.
Arguably this is an answer. Musk's email could be considered an example of how to convince others to reduce their use of jargon. Of course the OP isn't the big boss and this answer really should explain how to apply this in the OP's context. (And why are there 6 redundant links to essentially the same thing?)
Flagging as not an answer - it was posted as an answer, but it does not attempt to answer the question. It should possibly be an edit, a comment, another question, or deleted altogether.
@user13267 I think it is just variation of "polish your resume now" recommendation - it clearly points out that there are places that limit technical jargon and TLAs.
@AlexeiLevenkov - Possibly. Probably? I mean, it could also be a "point your colleagues towards some Musk quotes" or similar way of trying to transform the current office. I mean, don't get me wrong: I generally disagree with the thought process of the answer... but I wish it would actually give an answer. I have a feeling most of the downvotes aren't so much 'disagreement' as a problem with it not actually answering any of the OP's queries.
"Arguably this is an answer. Musk's email could be considered an example of how to convince others" - currently it's just presented as an example of jargon not being universal, not as an example of how to convince others (and especially not as an example of how to convince peers and superiors, as opposed to your employees or subordinate). An edit may change that, but it doesn't seem like it was intended as an example of how to convince others.
To be honest, the original question before edits was "how can I tell people to stop using acronyms", and it's been edited to a more constructive question since. This answer agrees with the OP's premise.
If it's a valid answer because it explain that it has to stop and give an authoritative argument. Then the question maybe a cross site duplicate of "How to weaponize office furniture?" as every answer on that question will help you enforce non jargon communication.
@kevin: You are 100% right, my answer did not answer the question as it is currently stated. I've expanded the last paragraph to actually answer the question. Your input is appreciated!
@DawoodsaysreinstateMonica: You are correct. I've edited the answer to actually answer the question. Thank you for helping improve this answer!
@ElmoVanKielmo: You're right, this "answer" was missing the "answer" part. I've now edited it in.
@yuritsuki: You are correct, the answer was implicit instead of explicit. I've now edited the explicit answer in. I appreciate you helping me improve this answer.
@Parrotmaster: I thought that this answer was a stepping stone to resolving the OP's problem. I've now edited in an explicit answer. Thanks for pointing out the issue with this answer.
@njzk2: I am suggesting "then let that consolation be your way of dealing with the flood of jargon that you will endure". Admittedly that sentence was not in the original answer, but I added it about 12 prior to your comment, so if you had seen only the original answer you would not have seen it. I edited the answer with feedback from the helpful comments.
Given that some of the examples given aren't even industry specific jargon, but just common english, I think this answer offers terrible advice. It's actually comparable to ElonMusk saying "you can't use the word engine or thruster". He can say whatever he wants - but the engineers who are actually doing the work are going to completely ignore him because his opinion on this topic is irrelevant.
@UKMonkey: I am answering the question in the title, specifically "unknown jargon". If the OP decides that he is not going to learn basic English, then that is outside the scope of this answer.
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