Tuesday, March 3, 2009

"Inside Terms"

When I read this section it made me think of "inside jokes" that some friends have that other people just don't understand. That's kind of the way some subcultures are. They have "inside terms" that are hard for people to understand if you aren't a part of that particular subculture. This section talks about how to translate these "inside terms" to "outsiders" or the people who will read your paper. It will be easier for you to have someone from the subculture sort of "dumb it down" for you, for lack of better words. If they can explain it in terms that you understand it will be easier for you to express these terms in your paper. 

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