The document discusses the terms "idiosyncrasy" and "idiosyncratic". It defines an idiosyncrasy as an unusual feature of a person, and also as an odd habit. The term often expresses eccentricity or peculiarity. It notes that the term idiosyncrasy originates from Greek terms meaning "a peculiar temperament" or "habit of body". The document then provides an example of how jargon, or specialized language used within specific contexts, is considered an idiosyncratic rule of communication as it involves adjusting word choice based on relationships and contexts.

2. idiosyncratic: of or relating to idiosyncrasy;
peculiar or individual.

4. An idiosyncrasy is an unusual feature of a person (though there are also other uses, see
below). It also means odd habit. The term is often used to express eccentricity or
peculiarity. A synonym may be “quirk”.
The term “idiosyncrasy” originates from Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία idiosynkrasía, “a peculiar
temperament, habit of body” (from ἴδιος idios, “one’s own”, σύν syn, “with” and
κρᾶσιςkrasis, “mixture”).
idiosyncrasy

6. Jargon is a type of language that is used in a particular context and may not be well understood outside of it. The context is
usually a particular occupation (that is, a certain trade, profession, or academic field), but any ingroup can have jargon. The
main trait that distinguishes jargon from the rest of a language is special vocabulary—including some words specific to it and,
often, narrower senses of words that outgroups would tend to take in a broader sense. Jargon is thus “the technical terminology
or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group”. Most jargon is technical terminology, involving terms of art or industry
terms, with particular meaning within a specific industry. A main driving force in the creation of technical jargon is precision and
efficiency of communication when a discussion must easily range from general themes to specific, finely differentiated details
without circumlocution. A side effect of this is a higher threshold for comprehensibility, which is usually accepted as a trade-off
but is sometimes even used as a means of social exclusion (reinforcing ingroup-outgroup barriers).
The philosopher Étienne Bonnot de Condillac observed in 1782 that “every science requires a special language because every
science has its own ideas”. As a rationalist member of the Enlightenment, he continued: “It seems that one ought to begin by
composing this language, but people begin by speaking and writing, and the language remains to be composed.”
jargon

7. Language is typically said to be governed by a group of unspoken rules: phonological, semantic,
syntactic, pragmatic, prosodic, and idiosyncratic. These rules shape the way language is written, spoken,
and interpreted.People create communication, not languages, phrases, or letters.
[..]
Idiosyncratic
The idiosyncratic rules of communication tell what type of words and language are to be used when
speaking with people. Different word choice is adjusted due to the relationships between the
communicators, the context of the conversation, the content of the conversation, and the cultural
differences between the communicators. Jargon is a specialized language between certain people or
professionals, and it is one example of how different words and language are used between people.
Doctors or lawyers use jargon relating to their professions when communicating with other professionals,
but adjust their word choices when speaking with patients or clients so they do not confuse or create
misunderstandings.
rules of language

8. so.
had added page to site after a conversation (with comments much like many in the past) in regard to site.
ie: i tried to go to the site.. i don’t get it.. i wish it wasn’t filled with so much idiosyncratic jargon…
what if idiosyncratic jargon ness – is a means to making many of our man-made
rules/technologies/ideologies irrelevant. ie: security, privacy, property, encryption, permission, …
coming from the assumption that the thing the world needs most is for each person to be themselves. that
we don’t need people to be clones of other people. that the dance depends on us each being a vital
(idiosyncratic) part of the dance.

9. ie: each person is the only person that has the potential for being the expert at being them. and if we need that.. for people to be
themselves…you start to wonder about distractions to that. lost energy toward that.

10. how much time in our day do we spend..
..trying to get people to listen-to/follow/like us (our rules) and/or trying to listen-to/follow/like other people (their rules). it’s like a
relational bureaucracy of sorts. the thing getting in the way of us being us.
what if we all spent more time ..listening-to/following/embracing our own idiosyncracies/quirks/whimsies. and leaving a trail of
that (commonplace book ness). all without having to defend/translate/prove/credential every thought/dream/action.

11. besides all the energy/time that would save/redirect.. perhaps it would make irrelevant..
privacy
security
et al..
by giving everyone something else to do (rather than being inspectors of inspectors,
etc..). ie: i’m not spending all my time trying to find that shiny answer in your book or
trying to get you interested in my book. i live with intent. being intentionally me. which i
believe is way different than what we’re used to doing..
and all this.. as the day..[aka: not partial.. for (blank)’s sake]

12. perhaps then.. noise is no longer noise. perhaps if we’re ok/in-focus/authentic.. perhaps that sort of focus/being
cuts through noise… cuts through insecurities.. toward a different song. so that when we do connect.. it’s either with
intention.. and/or with intention-filled individuals.
like wikipedia, most often people go there with intention, a question/interest/curiosity.

13. what if this commonplace/never-ending book, this ongoing extension of your brain, is not meant to be stand alone. not
definable/closure-able. what if its underlying purpose.. is that by (idiosyncratic) design.. it begs connection. it helps us
realize:
[along with the myth/illusion that the communication/person has been completed/taken-place.. the myth that it has included
everyone..ie: who decides what is idio jargon..just because you call it .. domain/basic/constitutional/whatever.. doesn’t mean it
is to the 7 bn other people.. no matter how popular/normative/whatever.. it/you seems]

14. it helps us realize we don’t have the full story.. and it helps us seek out.. the other/invisible stories. the other/invisible syncs.

15. indigenous: originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
thinking.. occurring naturally in each soul..

16. perhaps our souls are begging for a global systemic change.. getting back to each person’s thumbprint (perhaps
self-talk as data) .. so that we can get back to our one ness..

18. encouraging you/me to think for ourselves before/during/after we access each other. living with intention ness… rather
than follow-the-shiny ness.
[balance in all of this.. currently speaking from the over/under balance of too many people believing it’s not legal to
think for themselves.]
a networked individualism.. rewire ness

19. it’s freeing to be ok with (or delusional about) the idea.. that a page/site/day/me isn’t finished. doesn’t have to (ever) be finished.
there’s no due date for clarity. no due date for revisions. perhaps clarity/revision comes in the moment of being.. that you are in
with another person(s). and we just need to work on freeing up more time/people for that. ie: gatherings that matter.
[thinking beyond (and alongside) books, written word, to unlimited words and/or no words. to no prep. perhaps.. the words, the
prep, is us just being/becoming. the words are just part of a trail rather than another’s road map. not trying to deny, defend,
ignore.. just trying to understand.. the prize ness…]

20. lanier beyond words law:

21. when i first heard the term:
thinking about its ability to let us speak our own languages.. (idiosyncratic jargon) – creating equitable access to
communication. and then too – to serve as a degree of privacy we (may or may not) want. like a crypto scrambler ish. like
completely/publicly transparent – but invisible to the naked eye. like – the code breaker is – you have to care enough about
that particular person and/or topic.. to have either 1) learned that particular language 2) learn it really fast 3) spend
more time with the person or 4) embrace the disorder .. but it goes both ways – not a distraction (begging for attention)
for those not inclined – as well as – aid in translation for those really wanting to connect

22. so in a way.. idiosyncratic jargon (organically).. is one way.. perhaps.. that a person who is seeking/listening to their own
heart/map daily… (in order to bring the best of them to the world et al).. creates their own chamber.. not as in silo.. but as a
way to be private in public.. and public in private..

23. rather than babel izing some elitist bespeak, spending our time trying to fit/get in, we create us/eudaimoniative surplus.

24. the more you are you.. the more secure you are.. the more privacy you have. because – in order for someone to get to you,
ie: through all your idiosyncratic jargon (that has saved you tons of time not jumping through hoops to practice eudaimonia),
they have to get to know you/your stories enough. and that enough ness gets us to i know you ness.. to .. assuming good.
(ie: entropy as witness protection program)
so.. 1 you have this protective (idiosyncratic jargon et al) barrier ish.. and 2 passing through that barrier from the outside
in.. creates/begs empathy/curiosity in people.
most people are other people.. that’s why we do/perpetuate mean things. we lack 2 needs/desires. we all need something
else to do. we all need a nother way to live.

26. Jacqueline Novogratz (@jnovogratz) tweeted at 5:36 AM – 17 Oct 2016 :
We need a *new vocabulary to stand for Peace… everywhere. Here Mohammed Hanif writes about
India/Pakistan https://t.co/pprfXsHF4P.
(http://twitter.com/jnovogratz/status/787980484781477888?s=17)
In the current noise hardly any one notices
*perhaps new vocab: idiosyncratic jargon
ie: host-life-bits via self-talk as data

27. imagining a world where we oscillate between idiosyncratic jargon (individual and tribe ish) and a sort of toki pona ness
iconspeak ness
whatever ness

28. AtlasLanguageSchool (@Atlas_Dublin) tweeted at 4:55 AM – 30 Dec 2016 :
“A different language is a different vision of life.” – Federico Fellini
(http://twitter.com/Atlas_Dublin/status/814802039347802112?s=17)
perhaps 7 bn plus

29. nemetics:
Nemetics is just a code. It is a meta language to
allow people in different silos to communicate
about complexity science.
__________
encryption
ps in the open
Moxie Marlinspike
liminality ness

30. the bottom/huge line..
who gets to decide which jargon is
idiosyncratic..?
and then.. how does that affect our a and a ness..
ie: currently.. we’re saying certain people get to decide.. making us all
un-indigenous/indigenous-disabled.. aka..not-us

32. perhaps that’s what tech is wanting/able to do for us..
not to be us
not to be like us
but listen to us
all of us
w/no judgement/agenda
just taking all our jargon in
as we are
leaving an ongoingly idiosyncratic trail
helping us to listen d e e p e r

33. tech/mech to facil