lodini said:I think the point everyone else was trying to make is that the slang IS necessary. It's what makes the character of the gamble. It's how the majority rolls, so to speak. It's all about the vibe and the personality of gambling and sweating the gamble (totally a term I learned on here, by the way!) And this is coming from someone who doesn't even really get gambling, but I can still see that the slang is all a part of it.
And to say that JCIN (or anyone else) is using the slang in an effort to look cool or "in the know" (as you put it) is just insulting to them. We all think JCIN is pretty cool, slang or not, and I promise you he isn't trying to impress you by confusing you. TAR being a "company" doesn't mean they should be "professional" by your terms... they are being professional as it relates to what they do. To not use the proper slang terms would be unprofessional, in my opinion. Lawyers/doctors, etc. have their own slang too, and they adhere to that to get their jobs done. The boys of TAR have gained the type of respect they have BECAUSE they know WTF they are talking about.(added some slang of my own, just for the hell of it
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I know its necessary, its the over use of it to make yourself look in the know is stupid, all it does is make you look childish. And if that is insulting, oh well, they will just have to get over it. And TAR shouldn't be professional? Okay well they certainly accomplished that. Who cares if they know what they are talking about, if nobody else does in the general pool playing population it is useless. And thinking someone is "cool" has absolutely nothing to do with my point. Id invite the guy over for dinner, I just wouldn't want him handling my PR.