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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

'Ad hoc'

How common is the usage of the term 'ad hoc' which means 'special'? Are most native English speakers of the younger generation familiar with this term or it is possible that they won't know what it means?
  

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AH020387 How common is the usage of the term 'ad hoc' In my opinion, the term would be known to those holding BA degrees, MBA's or BS's with majors in political science. Also, anyone who regularly reads a good newspaper would know. Joe Sixpack, and people depicted in most American sitcoms, maybe not.

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  • AH020387 How common is the usage of the term 'ad hoc' In my opinion, the term would be known to those holding BA degrees, MBA's or BS's with majors in political science.
  • Also, anyone who regularly reads a good newspaper would know.
  • Joe Sixpack, and people depicted in most American sitcoms, maybe not.
  • How young is the "younger generation" you refer to, by the way?
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AH020387How common is the usage of the term 'ad hoc'
In my opinion, the term would be known to those holding BA degrees, MBA's or BS's with majors in political science. Also, anyone who regularly reads a good newspaper would know.
Joe Sixpack, and people depicted in most American sitcoms, maybe not.

How young is the "younger generation" you refer
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AH020387Early 20s
I don't think it would be part of the lexicon of the average high school graduate.
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Could you please suggest some alternatives to "ad hoc"?
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You could just say what it means: The committee, created for the specific purpose of [doing x],
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