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Originally Posted By: jpryde
Is there a word or phrase that describes the practice of adopting a term from one field in a totally different field?
Intelligence?
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Bullshit bingo is full of *it.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bullshittery
or even:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit
Refering to the original quote, the usage analysis:
"Assertions of fact
Bullshit is commonly used to describe statements made by people more concerned with the response of the audience than in truth and accuracy...
Seems to be accurate.
Last edited by musick; 06/29/09 07:51 PM.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Coining terms across domains jpryde 06/09/09 01:14 PM Re: Coining terms across domains infiniti 06/11/09 05:58 PM Re: Coining terms across domains doc_comfort 06/11/09 11:26 PM At least keep the analogy going for more than one * musick 06/29/09 07:51 PM Re: Coining terms across domains Jackie 06/12/09 02:12 AM Re: Coining terms across domains BranShea 06/12/09 09:41 AM Re: Coining terms across domains LukeJavan8 06/14/09 04:30 PM
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