Medical and scientific terminology
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Medical and scientific terminology
What do you think? Did it add to the book and your understanding? Did you also find it distracting and at times a bit tedious?
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I agree with your point. Jargon is jargon, whether it's medical, scientific, nautical, or whatever. An author needs to keep in mind that not everyone is as familiar with certain subjects as he or she may be.Juliana_Isabella wrote: ↑29 Jul 2019, 16:04 I enjoy when authors include medical and scientific terminology, but I know that many readers feel this detracts from a book's main idea. I think, as a general rule, authors shouldn't include terminology (without explanation) that would prevent most readers from understanding what they're talking about.
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I haven't noticed this before, but I realized it now that you mentioned it. maybe the author got carried away wanting to share his knowledge of his expertise that he focused on it too much rather than his personal life.
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I'm one of those people who like learning new things when I read, but too lazy enough to research outside of it. Because that would mean I have to put the book down and go read another thing. I think it would be best to take notes, but seeing that the terms are widely spread, not knowing them or having them explained makes if difficult to some people to understand the text or relate to the story itself.gshallar_ wrote: ↑30 Jul 2019, 21:24 I don’t mind when authors use medical or scientific terms sparingly. I enjoy learning new things when I read, even if that means having to do some outside research about a topic. I feel like in this case it added a lot of information that people generally may not have known, and while it may be distracting for some, it may be helpful for others.