Speak English Please: No more buzzwords


	Speak English Please: No more buzzwords

kmcolo

7-2-2008 12:02 PM

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jargon, english, language, buzzwords

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7-2-2008 1:21 PM

Socratoad

Bravoi for the limeys.

I really must try to refrain from using the non-word "peeps"

7-3-2008 2:03 PM

righthand

"Going forward"?

I think I've lost that one? I can only envisage a rugby scrum!

7-3-2008 3:03 PM

carrerinyes

Makes my tempest levitation valve spin out of control!

7-3-2008 3:23 PM

kmcolo

If I ever use the phrase "going forward" please shoot me. Also, please don't let me live if I start to use the word "solution(s)" in place of the word "product(s)".

Yetch!

7-4-2008 7:33 AM

skwirlinator

We used to call that YUPPY TALK

7-4-2008 11:49 AM

swampfoxz

We should thinkify on this a little.

7-4-2008 1:00 PM

Socratoad

7-8-2008 11:14 AM

wiccantexan

We need to take a paradigm shift on this and be more proactive in our use of proper language. Word!

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