Isn't Buzzword a buzzword? [modified]
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It's a sort of cyclical thing isn't it. Like a hypocritical backflip. In my opinion buzzword is a buzzword in itself. Therefore we use the buzzword 'buzzword' to discredit the latest 'buzzword'. It's almost as futile as 'ATM machine' and 'PIN number'.
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modified on Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:55 PM
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It's a sort of cyclical thing isn't it. Like a hypocritical backflip. In my opinion buzzword is a buzzword in itself. Therefore we use the buzzword 'buzzword' to discredit the latest 'buzzword'. It's almost as futile as 'ATM machine' and 'PIN number'.
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modified on Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:55 PM
No, the word "buzzword" is not a buzzword. A buzzword is a descriptive word used to make something appear more appealing or advanced (without actually helping clarify what the described thing truly is). For example, there's no easy way to tell the difference between a "software product" and an "enterprise-capable software solution", but the latter sounds better. If you call something a "buzzword" (rather than just a "word"), you've actually clarified something concrete about that word; you've identified that it is not just a word, but a word used for its advanced/appealing connotation rather than its descriptive value alone.
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No, the word "buzzword" is not a buzzword. A buzzword is a descriptive word used to make something appear more appealing or advanced (without actually helping clarify what the described thing truly is). For example, there's no easy way to tell the difference between a "software product" and an "enterprise-capable software solution", but the latter sounds better. If you call something a "buzzword" (rather than just a "word"), you've actually clarified something concrete about that word; you've identified that it is not just a word, but a word used for its advanced/appealing connotation rather than its descriptive value alone.
Technically i think buzzword would actually be a buzzword for 'superfluous emotive adjectives'. As with buzzwords its more appealing to say the word buzzword than 'a string of superfluous emotive adjectives'. I don't dislike the word buzzword, technically i just think its still a buzzword. Anyway that's my opinion.
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It's a sort of cyclical thing isn't it. Like a hypocritical backflip. In my opinion buzzword is a buzzword in itself. Therefore we use the buzzword 'buzzword' to discredit the latest 'buzzword'. It's almost as futile as 'ATM machine' and 'PIN number'.
Please check out my articles: The ANZAC's articles
modified on Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:55 PM