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

[Frederick W Schueler]

Vincent, Michael A. Dr. wrote:
> Ah, the inexorable creep of anti-intellectualism and laziness across the globe...

* I think this list refers to (mis)uses of the word "taxonomy" which 
would make anyone who valued the subject shudder.

fred.
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> 
> Dr. Michael A. Vincent, Curator
> W.S. Turrell Herbarium (MU)
> Department of Botany
> Miami University
> Oxford, OH  45056 USA
> email: vincenma at muohio.edu
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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
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> U.K.
> 
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