Have you heard the words gorno or lolcat? How about the terms exploding arm or colony collapse disease? New words and phrases are coined every year. Many of them become widely used, and others are quickly forgotten. Click here to read more about last year’s buzzwords. Â
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Improve your vocabulary!
Would you like to be able to: Formulate your ideas better Write better papers, emails and business letters Speak more precisely and persuasively Comprehend more of what you read Read faster because you comprehend better Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school Score higher on tests like the SAT, GRE, LSAT and […]
The 13 Worst Buzzwords of 2006
Here’s the complete list: 1. leveraging our assets: The ultimate DUH in business. Every company attempts to leverage its assets. It only makes sense that companies put their resources, whether it’s money, location or talent, to best use in order to make a profit? 2. mission-critical: Another sign that too many people in today’s business […]
13 Most Fun Buzzwords of 2006
Those four buzzwords are among the 13 Most Fun Buzzwords of 2006 as selected by the readers of BuzzWhack.com, home of The Buzzword Dictionary: 1,000 Phrases Translated From Pompous to English. “Not all buzzwords make you cringe. Some are delightfully colorful, funny and sum up life in today’s workplace,” says John Walston, author of The […]
