Sunday, February 18, 2007

Checking Spelling, Checking Jargon

The number of words one has to add to Microsoft Word's spellcheck dictionary seems to me to be a very good indication of the amount of jargon in our discipline. It also makes me realize that there are some words that I seldom use. (Or perhaps I just didn't bother to add them when I did use them.) Is it possible that I've not typed the word "structuralist" since I got a new computer two years ago?

4 comments:

Dr. Peters said...

My favorite is liminal.

Teach said...

"Liminal" is good, but "methodology" might be better.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

The satisfying thing about this is teaching the dictionary new words. I have taught mine "structuralist," too, plus "mockumentary," "phenomenological," and "unknowability." Fun! Even more fun is teaching the predictive text input on my phone a whole slew of dirty words -- that's always helpful for texting.