[pt17]

Anyway I know this is not an earth-shaking issue but my simple and no doubt, futile, plea to use the language the way it was meant to be used with simple, declarative sentences and a minimum of jargon

You've got my vote; however, I do understand the need for some people to inculcate jargon. It makes them feel like they're fitting in, as with the repetition of insider jokes.

[GOPJ]

Communities create language. Freeper talk is. It exist. It is. All your bases belong.

"You've got my vote; however, I do understand the need for some people to inculcate jargon. It makes them feel like they're fitting in, as with the repetition of insider jokes."