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15 February, 13:21

29) Which quotation from this selection contains an example of jargon that a sailor might use? A) "We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but placid staring." B) "Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast." C) "A haze rested on the low shores that ran out to sea in vanishing flatness." D) "Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea."

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  1. 15 February, 13:23
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    Jargon is the technical words and phrases used particularly by a specific profession or group of people. For example, medical, legal jargon. The quotation "Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast" contains the terminology mizzen-mast, which is a nautical word (related to sailing and ships). Mizzen means the mast aft (pole) of the main mast in a ship.
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