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Why is jargon sometimes used instead of familiar words?
I wonder why certain words are used in occupations when possibly a common known synonym could also be used?
Examples:
in law, desist instead of stop, cease
in economics, parity instead of equality
in medicine, onset of a disease instead of…
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