Words what peeve (was Re: [LINK] Fwd: vip-l: Electoral Commission Seeking Sydney-based people for user testing [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED])

[Stilgherrian]

On 5/4/07 5:14 PM, "Jan Whitaker" <jwhit at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> oh dear! mea culpa, Stil. I pick up the argot just like everyone else.
> 
> My current shiver phrase is 'going forward'. You gotta ask, do they
> think they would be going back? <sigh>
> 
> Happy bilby day to you, too!
> :-)
> 
> PS: I took it light-heartedly. If he hadn't said 'happy Easter',
> *then* I would have been really cheese off! LOL

And rightly so! :) *waves*

My most cringeworthy ones are "business ecology" (used when the person is
making no ecological analogy whatsoever and just means "competitors") and
"solution" as an add-on.

"We produce automotive transmission solutions" when "we make automotive
transmissions" would do.

And if I can point to a wonderful comparison:

    http://stilgherrian.com/marketing/say_what_you_mean/

Enjoy!

Stil


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