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Word ban 2010
December 31st, 2009 Posted in Judo ChopsIn addition to these fine nominations, I’d like to throw the following monstrosities into the pit: impact and dialogue as verbs; trainings as a plural for training; the unholy trinity of corporate blather — incentivize, utilize, and synergize – in any form, and any use of for the children that isn’t preceeded by phrases like: we’ve got a separate table in another room; I’ve developed a low-grade tranquilizer; or that there hickory branch would make a fine whupping stick.
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3 Responses to “Word ban 2010”
By David Cabana
on Dec 31, 2009
I once heard a third line manager explain to the troops that we had had to “dollarize” (assign a cost) and “solutionize” (solve) a problem. I could have lived with dollarize, but solutionize was an abomination.
By Candice Watters
on Jan 1, 2010
Here, here! Happy New Year!!
By tammie
on Jan 1, 2010
i would suggest “authenticity” to go along with “transparency.”