"Rue the day? Who talks like that?"
I just ragged on Gabe for using the bloodless corporatespeak phrase "moving forward" in terms of discussing a game plot. ;)
This got to reminding me of how prevalent this trend has become in modern speech. I know a certain ex-blogger who actually said he dropped blogging for another opportunity because it offered him greater ROI (as in Return On Investment). And I've lost track of the number of times I've seen phrases like "going forward," "lessons learned," "pushback," etc. become typical, everyday forms of expression--and without irony, I might add.
I'd sooner spend a day translating Li'l Jon at the Source Awards than I would sitting in a meeting listening to this sort of ridiculous marketing corporatist blather.
What kinds of business-speak terms do you hear--or use--in your daily life? :)
This got to reminding me of how prevalent this trend has become in modern speech. I know a certain ex-blogger who actually said he dropped blogging for another opportunity because it offered him greater ROI (as in Return On Investment). And I've lost track of the number of times I've seen phrases like "going forward," "lessons learned," "pushback," etc. become typical, everyday forms of expression--and without irony, I might add.
I'd sooner spend a day translating Li'l Jon at the Source Awards than I would sitting in a meeting listening to this sort of ridiculous marketing corporatist blather.
What kinds of business-speak terms do you hear--or use--in your daily life? :)