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Yea I know - wasn't really engaging my brain when I made that post!

@BGB I agree with you entirely. The idea is a good one and will hopefully make technology more accessible for those who make use of the service. The problem I have is the plain English people suggesting we replace technical terms that have real meaning with paragraphs of text that explain those terms...incorrectly.

Getting rid of marketing jargon like "time shift function" is important as it's confusing and meaningless. Technical jargon must be preserved though as it's meaningful, useful and important although it is confusing to many. This is where we need to improve but by explaining things rather than changing them. Perhaps encourage including both technical and non-technical manuals with appropriate goods but changing the language should not be a priority not least because they'd never be able to.
( Captain V, Thu 23 Apr 2009, 11:41, Reply)