title: The emperor's new shibboleth.
abstract: If an idea or result can't be conveyed in plain language, how important can it really be?
authors.affiliation: Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA. petsko@brandeis.edu
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Petsko
mesh_terms: D006809:Humanities / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D012586:Science / Q000639:trends*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards