George Orwell's advice from 1946 is still worth following: `Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print'. -John Lister

 

George Orwell's advice from 1946 is still worth following: `Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print'.


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Using these terms in daily business is about as professional as wearing a novelty tie or having a wacky ringtone on your phone.

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A problem with a lot of job titles is that people focus on where the person will fit in, rather than concentrating on what the person is actually going to be doing.

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We have always believed the Navy has played a part in what we do and we are happy to have them there. We are not in the business of making money. We are in the business of youth development and these guys are youth.

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This tends to create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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When readers or listeners come across these tired expressions, they start tuning out and completely miss the message -- assuming there is one.

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