As someone who spends *her* days "translating" developerese into plain language, I have found that removing jargon and having clear, specific, and understandable (if longer) definitions helps *everyone* in the department. Developers tossing around the jargon may *think* that they are talking about the same thing, but if you listen closely and then pin them down in some cases, it turns out they are talking about completely separate concepts (which always startles them). And in our company, I am starting to think that the English-as-a-second-language developers outnumber the "native speakers." (Not just Indian, either - we have Turkish, Moroccan, several Russians, a couple of Chinese, and just hired a Frenchman.)