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>>>>You may know I'm a bit of a language purist, but I love the fact that we can "brown bag" our lunch, et al.
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>>>That phrase conveys meaningful imagery though.
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>>>>If you're so purist don't let me ever catch you talking of "leveraging" an application (detest that expr.!) or "fragrancing" (ugh!) a room with a new air freshener :-)
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>>>It's not that I'm really a purist, but no. You will never catch me saying "Let's do lunch", or "I'm tasking that", or "We need to aggendize that item for the meeting", or any of that business buzzword bingo nonsense.
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>>Pleased to hear it. Several years ago I was at a new software seminar, can't remember which product. The speaker kept being interrupted, particularly by we take that offline and discuss it in the break?". Now if I'd had a gun ...
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Huh?? Somehow my orig message got corrupted and doesn't make sense. It was supposed to be:

Several years ago I was at a new software seminar, can't remember which product. The speaker kept being interrupted, particularly by one guy, till he said "Can we take that offline and discuss it in the break?". Now if I'd had a gun ... :-)

>I think my favourite is "telephonically communicated", since it is so much easier to say than "by phone". ie- It was telephonically communicated to the CEO on Monday rather than the much more cumbersome It was given to the CEO by phone on Monday

I just call that "earmail" :-)

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>On the other hand "Cellulite" instead of 'fat',

>Ah, cellulite, as I understand it, isn't fat, but the "anchoring" of the flesh to the underlying tissue, that becomes puckered because of excess fat and loss of elasticity (imagine a puckered stitch because of too much stuffing beneath it)

or "Wellness" instead of 'health' have really enriched the language (or if not the language, at least the snake oil industry).

Or "fitness" indeed! At one with you there. Never has there been a more awkward word.

One thing that REALLY bugs me lately is: "Interest rates have gone up by one half of a percentage point"
Now what's that if not "... half a percent"? Talk about verbosity!