Slang vs. Jargon (An initial 4A N2...?)

[Bill Smith]

Don't we cite "convict jargon" as typical?  Is being a convict socially
acceptable?
Bill


At 11:24 PM 7/2/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >>I can't identify the
> >>population of marijuana smokers, therefore there is no way to determine
>what
> >>terms are used within and without that population.
>
>Why can't the population of marijuana smokers be identified?  We can't
>exactly determine the population of homosexuals, either, but a good amount of
>work has been done concerning the terms within and without of that
>population.
>
>Also, it seems that you're relating JARGON to only socially accepted, legal,
>professions, which is something I disagree with.
>
>-dsb
>Douglas S. Bigham
>In Transition. . .