BY: TRISHA GEVE S.

CABATANIA
special words or expressions
that are used by a particular
profession or group and are
difficult for others to
understand.
FOR EXAMPLE:

Did you hook up with him? (Slang)

Get me his vitals. (Medical jargon)
She’s an ace guitarist. (Slang)
I really HTH. (Computer jargon)
AWOL – Away without official leave
(MILITARY JARGON)

language that is meaningless or

is made unintelligible by
excessive use of abstruse
technical terms; nonsense.

It is also known as
"doublespeak"
FOR EXAMPLE:

"Person of interest" instead of a "suspect in a

crime"
"a bit shaky" instead of "very poor quality"
"New and improved" instead of "package
redesign" or "changed an ingredient"
"ill-advised" instead of "a terrible idea"

The phrase is often used to

emphasize that something is
outdated (much like the horse
and buggy itself).
old-fashioned
A dead word is a word in the English
language that is overused.
are wordy ways of expressing simple
ideas. Although they can sound formal
and educated, oftentimes, all they do is
muddle up the thoughts that could have
been stated more clearly using less words.
FOR EXAMPLE:
1. “Cool.”
2. “Nice.”
3. “I see.”
4. “Interesting.”
5. “That’s funny.”
6. “That’s cool.”
7. “Wow.”
8. “Oh.”
9. “Okay.”
10. “Mmm.”