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Non-Verbal Communication in Meetings
A recent AOL article highlights Six Subtle Moves That Hold Women Back from Success, focusing on non-verbal communication in meetings. I always hesitate to turn this type of thing into a gender-based article. Surely, some of these techniques would benefit … Continue reading
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Tagged aol, behavior in meetings, language, non-verbal communication, women
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Writing Tips
One of the things that I do for my “day job” is post a monthly writing tip on the Administrative Information Services (AIS) Web site, so I thought I’d highlight that here today: AIS Writing Tips. Some of the information there … Continue reading
Common Sense from Down Under: Convoluted Language
I just wanted to share an article I found when I searched for “convoluted language” today: Convoluted language leads to convoluted thinking. Not only does it hit on one of this blog’s favorites (calling every problem an issue), it also … Continue reading
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Tagged convoluted language, issue versus problem, language, work speak, writing
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McDiculous
A young woman, with a name that begins with an Mc, is sponsoring a Special Olympics charity event called McFest, and McDonald’s is putting up a fight. Read the story in this walletpop article. McDonald’s is hoping for an “amicable … Continue reading
We Harvest Tomatoes; We Kill Animals
I recently heard a radio news interview discussing bear hunting season in Pennsylvania, and the announcer stated that “x number of bear are expected to be harvested.” Harvested?Are you kidding me? We harvest tomatoes; we kill bears. I am not … Continue reading
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Tagged animal attacks, bear hunting season, harvesting animals, hunting, language
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Useless Phrases
I just realized something. Writing articles and blog entries about annoying words and phrases has become so popular that they (lists of annoying words and phrases) could fill a book–not the annoying words or phrases, but the lists themselves! One … Continue reading
Language Game
Can you name the most commonly used words in English? Clicking on the link above will take you to a sporcle.com page that contains a word game that tests your knowledge of common English words. Good luck. –Paul
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Tagged English, language, language game, most common english words, writing
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Bad Economy–Bad New Words
Whenever I see newly created words, I often think of Sherry’s recently invented word, funfaithful, because her contrived word is at least as good as these new economy words, which were discussed recently on the Oxford University Press USA blog: Funemployed … Continue reading
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Tagged freemium, funemployed, language, new economy words, new words, zombie bank
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