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2 novembre 2012

Here's a quick way to understand business jargon

If you are a person who cares about language and who possesses an adequate sense of humor, this website is for you.

"Unsuck It" is a place to explore the ways in which “professional” communication in English goes wrong and replaces any jargon and buzzword with simple language.



This website tries to tackle, in a funny way, the process that makes the English language sometimes ugly and inaccurate, other than difficult to understand. 

A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble.

- George Orwell, Politics and the English Language

Source: Unsuck It

5 aprile 2011

Financial Lingo..for fun!

Financial lingo can also be funny sometimes!

A sample from The Wall Street Journal:"Some Financial Lingo Redefined":
  • Federal Reserve: Extremely powerful, like God, and also moves in strange and mysterious ways.

  • Commodities: Pigs with lipstick.

  • Lottery tickets: Buying opportunity for folks who feel they don't pay enough state taxes.

  • Car lease: Chance to pretend you are wealthy, while getting poorer with every monthly payment.

  • Credit cards: Another chance.

Read more on: WSJ.com

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