[Taxacom] a banned list of the 200 worst uses of jargon, .... "taxonomy" among the worst horrors.

[Vincent, Michael A. Dr.]

Ah, the inexorable creep of anti-intellectualism and laziness across the globe...

Dr. Michael A. Vincent, Curator
W.S. Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Department of Botany
Miami University
Oxford, OH  45056 USA
email: vincenma at muohio.edu
TEL: 513-529-2755
FAX: 513-529-4243

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From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Alastair Culham
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:00 AM
To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: [Taxacom] a banned list of the 200 worst uses of jargon, .... "taxonomy" among the worst horrors.

Dear all,

This url from the BBC was passed to me by one of our MSc Taxonomy and
Systematics students today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7948894.stm.  This list from the
Local Government Association is of 200 'banned' words that prevent local
government from communicating effectively.  It includes the words 'Taxonomy'
and 'Systematics' - not good news when it comes to advertising our subject
:-)

Alastair 

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Dr Alastair Culham
Centre for Plant Diversity and Systematics
Harborne Building
School of Biological Sciences
University of Reading
Whiteknights
Reading, RG6 6AS
U.K.

Senior Resident Tutor, Lakeside Group
Programme Director, MSc Plant Diversity
School e-Learning Coordinator
Associate Editor, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
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