02263nam a22003255i 4500 21448097 OSt 20201105160234.0 200226s2020 vau o 000 0 eng 2020933993 9781950496167 (paperback) 9781950496174 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC pcc HF5718 .W558 2020 Wiltfong, Bob, author The bs dictionary : uncovering the origins and true meanings of business speak / Bob Wiltfong, Tim Ito. [electronic resource] 2004 Alexandria : ATD Press, 2020. Unnumbered pages : Illustrations ; text txt rdacontent online resource rdamedia computer rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "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"-- 67219 Business communication Ito, Tim, author http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2505495&site=ehost-live Oprime para acceder el libro en línea lcc 7 295382 295382 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 45 2020-10-21 97 39.98 0 HF5718 .W558 2020 50000003278560 2020-10-21 00:00:00 Ebook C. 1 39.98 2020-10-21 7 0 0 ddc 0 0 1 1 45 2022-08-10 0 60000010172267 2022-08-10 00:00:00 EBook 2022-08-10 7