Words to watch for
There are some words that just set me off and let me know that the person speaking is not worth my attention:
- Multi-cultural
- Diverse
- Holistic
- Hueristic
- Best Practices
- Action Items
- Fellowship (especially when used as a verb)
- Dynamic (outside computer code)
- "Do you have the bandwidth to take this on?" (Why not just ask if I have the time?)
- Any non-mocking reference to a mission statement
These drive me crazy.
Comments
Me too. I think they take away from the dignity of the human person by making him or her, part of some group or another and lead to the very alientaion and objectification they claim to resolve.
Posted by: Brian | November 28, 2007 11:40 AM
I've got a few to add: new paradigm; thinking outside the box; visioning; griefwork.
Posted by: miriam | November 28, 2007 9:45 PM
I'll add the following:
"liase" (creating a verb from liason)
"partner" as a verb
mispronouncing the word data
too many to list
Posted by: Duffy | November 29, 2007 12:31 PM