Posts Tagged ‘ language ’
I don’t know whether anyone else shares my frustration with so-called “management speak”, where white-collar workers have developed a language of their own, made for making themselves feel more important, more cutting-edge and also for making hard terms easier to say. A few of the phrases that come to mind are: Phone tag (calling one another, only You may also like:Substandard iPhone photo management Dropping Vonage In Favour Of Google Voice [ READ MORE ]
In the news this past week, a British resident has been thrust into the spotlight for refusing to serve customers who couldn’t speak English. I found this story of particular interest, not least because the man himself is not British. He is of Sri Lankan origin and emigrated to the UK and had to learn the You may also like:The Subtle Differences – USA (Patriotic) vs. UK (Proud) [ READ MORE ]