Comments on: Business Lexicon of Evil http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/business-lexicon-of-evil/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mbhunter http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/business-lexicon-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-738 mbhunter Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:35:13 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=434#comment-738 The one that gets me is using "leverage" or "transition" -- or any other noun, for that matter -- as a verb. www.buzzwhack.com has a slew of great ones, BTW. The one that gets me is using “leverage” or “transition” — or any other noun, for that matter — as a verb.

http://www.buzzwhack.com has a slew of great ones, BTW.

]]> By: nickel http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/business-lexicon-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-737 nickel Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:54:57 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=434#comment-737 How funny. Just the other day I ran across the term 'cycles' in the context that Doobie mentioned. Even having seen it used in context, the precise definition still escapes me. -- <a href="http://www.fivecentnickel.com/" rel="nofollow">fivecentnickel.com</a> How funny. Just the other day I ran across the term ‘cycles’ in the context that Doobie mentioned. Even having seen it used in context, the precise definition still escapes me.
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]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/business-lexicon-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Flexo Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:44:03 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=434#comment-736 "Coarse and vulgar" was a little hyperbole on my part. Think Jon Goodman's character in O Brother, Where Art Thou: "I generally refrain from speech during gustation. There are some who attempt both, but I find it coarse and vulgar." “Coarse and vulgar” was a little hyperbole on my part. Think Jon Goodman’s character in O Brother, Where Art Thou: “I generally refrain from speech during gustation. There are some who attempt both, but I find it coarse and vulgar.”

]]> By: mmb http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/business-lexicon-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-735 mmb Sun, 07 Aug 2005 00:41:11 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=434#comment-735 ha! I use every single one of them almost everyday. Same with best practices. Hey, I author best practices articles too. I haven't heard cycle in that context though. Here's it's bandwidth. As in "I don't have enough bandwidth to handle that request right now." Interesting article but I am not sure I agree with the author. These words are no more coarse or vulgar than Russian or German or any other language is coarse or vulgar. Every profession develops their own jargon. Doctor's have it, construction workers have it and so do white collar professionals. It's annoying when overused and amusing when misused or used out of context but I don't get the pseudo-intellectual stance against it that seem people choose to adopt. What's the big deal? ha! I use every single one of them almost everyday. Same with best practices. Hey, I author best practices articles too. I haven’t heard cycle in that context though. Here’s it’s bandwidth. As in “I don’t have enough bandwidth to handle that request right now.”

Interesting article but I am not sure I agree with the author. These words are no more coarse or vulgar than Russian or German or any other language is coarse or vulgar. Every profession develops their own jargon. Doctor’s have it, construction workers have it and so do white collar professionals. It’s annoying when overused and amusing when misused or used out of context but I don’t get the pseudo-intellectual stance against it that seem people choose to adopt. What’s the big deal?

]]> By: Doobie http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/business-lexicon-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Doobie Sat, 06 Aug 2005 15:48:19 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=434#comment-734 Wow. I use 90% of those every day. Here's a new one: cycles. Definition is unclear, but I think it's either time or resources...possibly both. As in, "I'd have someone in my group do that, but we don't have enough cycles" Wow. I use 90% of those every day. Here’s a new one: cycles. Definition is unclear, but I think it’s either time or resources…possibly both. As in, “I’d have someone in my group do that, but we don’t have enough cycles”

]]> By: Madame X http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/business-lexicon-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Madame X Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:08:58 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=434#comment-733 How about "best practices?" That one gets on my nerves. I've also noticed a lot of people saying something "moves the needle" lately. How about “best practices?” That one gets on my nerves.
I’ve also noticed a lot of people saying something “moves the needle” lately.

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