[PeteMC]

One of the things that never ceases to amaze me about working in a large corporate (which I've done for over 20 years now) is the constant and shameless mangling of the English language that goes on.

I used to share these delights with my wife but the horror is beginning to get too much for the poor lady so I thought I'd start inflicting them on you lot instead.

So today's word is “solutioning”.

I did not know “solution” was a verb.

Apparently it is.

Sigh.

[hippokrene]

Minty-fresh - meaning new.

"He went to the interview in his minty-fresh suit."

[MrBF1V3]

In some circles the big thing is "Casting a vision"

--Can't one just say, "I have an idea."

B5

[PeteMC]

The other day someone asked me "Are you a leveraged function?"

I wasn't sure whether to be flattered or insulted...

[KatG]

It's all material, baby.

I am, though, highly amazed at business people's abilities to turn anything into a verb.

[JimF]

the software from one place I worked was architected. The programmers insisted on that word

[tmso]

I also like the way they use language to hide what they really mean:

"tax leakage" and "tax efficiency"

All about avoiding taxes...

[PeteMC]

Oh yeah, we've had that one as well.

"synergised" has also cropped up once or twice.

We also suffer from adjective-as-a-noun syndrome too, with "Create Amazing" being the most recent example... :o

[robotosaur]

Our office uses "eventuate" a lot. I know it's a real word, but for god's sake, just say "ended in" and stop sounding like a douchebag. That goes for "actualize" and "utilize," too.

[PeteMC]

Our office uses "eventuate" a lot.


Ouch, I haven't heard that one before.


I know it's a real word


It is?


but for god's sake, just say "ended in" and stop sounding like a douchebag. That goes for "actualize" and "utilize," too.

Yup. Why people insist on perpetuating these ridiculous expressions when there are perfectly good alternatives I'll never know...