True Or False
Jargon and Slang are similar devices and can easily get confused.
True.
"Sweating the pipes" is a phrase used where - medicine or plumbing?
Plumbing
"Up for Grabs" is a saying that is considered jargon or colloquialism?
Colloquialism
Fill In the Blank
Jargon is used and can be found in almost every occupation, as well as ________, literature, and groups based on cultures, religions, or age.
Poetry
More often than not, people outside of a specific group or profession find themselves familiar with terms (jargon) used within that group/profession.
False.
Which profession uses the terms (jargon) flapper, snake, and reducer?
Plumbing
"Hard to swallow" is a saying that means difficult to believe or accept, is this an example or jargon or colloquialism?
Colloquialism
Colloquialism/slang
Jargon is a word or phrase that is not formal, and typically used in ordinary, everyday conversation.
False.
Is the term Biopsy or Hypotension used to describe low blood pressure?
Hypotension.
When the word "wicked" is used to describe something that was actually excellent, ("That show was wicked"), which literary device is at play here?
Colloquialism.
The Old English word “jargoun”, means _________.
Twittering
Jargon is described as special words or phrases belonging to a specific group or profession.
True
Which term in medicine is used to describe what IS cancerous? Malignant or Benign?
Malignant.
A Lawyer discussing an "amicus curiae brief" is an example of what?
Jargon
True or False - "Drowning non Swimmer" (DNS) is not an example of jargon, as it is an unprofessional term.
False
The word "battery" used in act 5 scene 1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, was used to describe a device that provides electrical power.
False
What term (jargon) is used in medicine to describe the slowing or stopping of blood flow?
Stasis
The phrase "Low hanging fruit" is jargon or colloquialism?
Jargon
A term in business used to describe a goal that's easy to achieve or reliably productive.
Which famous poet and playwriter mentioned in the presentation contained multiple examples of jargon throughout their work?
Shakespeare.