2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16
In order to be considered a true professional in any field, it is not enough to be fluent in theory and have a certain set of knowledge on certain issues. In a circle of people united by one kind of activity, one profession, it is very easy to notice a beginner or even a "green" specialist. The main key to such a community is professional words. Oddly enough, it is the knowledge of the language for the initiates that determines the level of professionalism and the we alth of experience of a representative of a particular profession.
What kind of animal is this professional slang?
What are these words that can pave the way to the heart of a professional party? There is professional slang in every industry and field of activity, from a doctor to an athlete, from a waiter to a programmer. Such words do not apply to the official names of those orother concepts, but are used exclusively in colloquial speech of representatives of a certain profession. We can say that professional words are born from the most professional party.
So, if you fall into the circle of investors or stock market players, you may hear expressions that include "bulls" and "bears", as well as "sheep", "moose" and "hares". You might think that the discussion is around the animal world. However, professionals know that "bull" is the expectation of higher prices in order to sell, and "bears" - the readiness to buy assets in the near future, and so on.
Artists have their own slang too. For example, "technique" in their speech does not mean at all what most of us can imagine. Speaking of technique, the artist means the way of painting a picture - watercolor, oil, gouache. And the word "write" itself here has the meaning of "drawing" in the public sense.
Find your way to your colleagues' hearts through jargon
Professional jargon has some properties, such as expressiveness, the use of hypernyms or, conversely, stylistic reduction, as well as new word formations. Let's take some professional words as an example. For drivers, the “steering wheel” is the steering wheel, and for programmers, the “car” is a computer. Speaking of an icon painter who specializes in drawing faces and hands, the artist will say "personal", and most likely only a colleague will understand him.
Another interesting type of professional slang has appeared, which is used by representatives of advertising, PR, as well as other "inhabitants" of the mass media. It is called "Runglish" or "Globish", but in fact it is the use of English words and expressions in Russian speech and in the Russian manner.
One of the most common phrases among creatives - "Give me a reason that biliv" - means a reason to believe in something. "Give me your replay" (that is, the answer), "It turned out very generic" (that is, universal) or "We have a new big id" (here we are talking about a big idea) - all this sounds a little strange and bewildering those who are "overboard" of this party.
Learn, student, to wield slang
Thus, professional words mark a representative of a certain profession, making him an insider in one society and an outsider in another.
Professional slang is like a tennis serve that determines whether you are considered a good player (equally interesting conversationalist) or lose interest in you as an uninitiated. So, after you've finished reading a textbook or a guide for a speci alty, start learning jargon.
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