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What is Jargon?

Gatlin McPherson
2 min readMay 12, 2024

Jargon is special words or expressions which can be difficult to understand and many professional communities may have different kinds of jargon. The use of jargon become popular around the sixteenth century. attracting people from different career backgrounds. People without layman education usually don’t understand what engineers write because they are use to speaking in their jargon.

You always should know your audience if you are speaking in terms which are related to your industry, the general audience probably won’t understand what you are talking about. You should set a goal for your project it will help you stay on point.

How to get rid of Jargon?

You should use simpler words and and avoid long stringy adjectives caused mentally stress for your readers. You should keep from using fancy words and use active voice instead of past tense, because it will help your readers flow through your content easier.

Career Opportunities

The tech-writing industry pays between $30 to $50 an hour, with salaried writers typically making $50,000 to $70.000 a year. For contractors, pay may be project-based rather than hourly, which was averaging between $400 and $25.000 per projects

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Gatlin McPherson
Gatlin McPherson

Written by Gatlin McPherson

Content Writer and Social Media Guru

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