Posted Jun 21st, 2011 by Administrator
We are pleased to introduce our Salmon Conservation Buzzword Generator.
Our experience tells us that salmon conservation activity is accompanied by specific jargon. We see various words and phrases every year in the many proposals for funding we receive. We have been so impressed that we decided to get creative ourselves, perhaps to capture the terms and standardize an emerging dialogue so we can better understand it. You be the judge.
Our translator advises us that the generator does not translate very well. So, we also decided to let creativity emerge from our francophone friends in the hope we could develop a version français.
Send us your jargon suggestions in english or french and you could win an exclusive ASCF ballcap!
Salmon Conversation Buzzword Generator
Salmon conservation activity has created its own type of jargon that is as nearly incomprehensible as it is sophisticated. We recently came across a technique, called "Instant Buzzword Generator", which will help you master this jargon. With it, you can generate an almost endless variety of intelligent sounding technical terms.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | |||
| 1 | integrated | 1 | management | 1 | concept |
| 2 | balanced | 2 | habitat | 2 | growth |
| 3 | limited | 3 | conservation | 3 | opportunity |
| 4 | responsive | 4 | scientific | 4 | options |
| 5 | total | 5 | temperatures | 5 | restoration |
| 6 | significant | 6 | spawning | 6 | potential |
| 7 | compatible | 7 | community | 7 | degradation |
| 8 | applied | 8 | watershed | 8 | capability |
| 9 | upgraded | 9 | aquatic | 9 | improvement |
| 10 | natural | 10 | education | 10 | engagement |
| 11 | optimum | 11 | volunteer | 11 | uptake |
| 12 | artificial | 12 | planning | 12 | framework |
The technique is easy to use, merely select a word from each of the three columns and combine the words to create your own salmon conversation jargon. For example, choose "balanced" from column 1, "community" from column 2 and "potential" from column 3, and you generate: "balanced community potential", an expression that's bound to command instant respect --- and confusion!
MORAL: Watch your conservation conversation!
Notez: Vous êtes créatif? Vous aimez travailler avec les mots? Voici un petit défi linguistique pour vous. Pouvez-vous dresser trois listes de mots interchangeables en français comme celles présentées en anglais ci-dessus?
Download a PDF version of the Salmon Conversation Buzzword Generator here.
