Tuesday, December 30, 2025

She puts her faith in the moment - outsiders (Suede)

The Mojo magazine covermount CD that is
next to my device as I typed this post.
Seemed appropriate for this one.


Cultish (Amanda Montell) continues to fascinate me in its look at how words, jargon and language use can create a specific world of insiders and outsiders.

Every school I've been in has had its own language, including a plethora of acronyms. When I worked for OneSchool Global they even had to publish a dictionary of acronyms for the induction of new staff. The dictionary also had its own acronym.

I'm joining a new staff in early 2026 and I'm sure there will be a lot of language/ acronyms/ jargon terms that I will need to learn, and use, to move from outsider to insider.

Induction takes place at the end of January and I'm looking forward to it immensely.

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