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010 _a 2020933993
020 _a9781950496167
_q(paperback)
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_q(ebook)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
042 _apcc
050 0 4 _aHF5718
_b.W558 2020
100 1 _aWiltfong, Bob,
_eauthor
245 1 4 _aThe bs dictionary :
_buncovering the origins and true meanings of business speak /
_cBob Wiltfong, Tim Ito.
_h[electronic resource]
263 _a2004
264 1 _aAlexandria :
_bATD Press,
_c2020.
300 _aUnnumbered pages :
_bIllustrations ;
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aonline resource
_2rdamedia
338 _acomputer
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _967219
_aBusiness communication
700 1 _aIto, Tim,
_eauthor
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