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Speak for Yourself

Do you yearn for a book to disambiguate words and phrases commonly used in business settings, your workplace, and in life in general? Do you wish the kimono would open on idioms and clichés that stretch the bandwidth of understanding and make you wonder if your career is scalable? What are you really saying when you go against the grain and are aboveboard? What do you hear when your colleague wants face time or to move the needle?

The BS Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak provides the real-world definitions to about 300 of the world's most commonly-used business terms and gives you the origin story (who coined the term? when did it start to be used figuratively in the business world?) for each one. Get the language clarity you need and have fun learning the full etymology of favorite phrases. Read humorous commentary about how phrases might be misused or misunderstood.

If you are interested in language, business speak, writing, and trivia knowledge, this book is for you! Get The BS Dictionary and impress your friends with your newfound wealth of phrases and their history.

Book Details
ISBN: 9781950496167
Pages: 340
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Formats: Paperback, PDF
Product Code: 112010
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Absolutely not. Mastery of the language and understanding of a wide range of literature is what is required, plus the ability to expatiate on it. Many of the words in the full OED are obsolete or specialised. No-one reads the dictionary; they refer to it. dictionary.
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I've heard the secret to success in business is saying the right words in front of the right people at the right time. Almost every one of the "heavy hitters" in my company do this. The secret to their popularity and success seems to be that key players in the company always seem to "pull out all the stops" to help them achieve their goals. The BS Dictionary can help everyone else learn their language and truly become "golden" in their organizations. The book is "hands-down" fun to read too!
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"disambiguate"! OMG, I have never heard nor seen this word before! I'll add that to my Repertoire!
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