Business-speak seems to spawn imaginative metaphorical meanings for compound words. We have turnkey solutions to bandwidth issues and roadmaps to implementing backend gateways; we have sales pipelines and streamlined workflows and software toolkits and downstream upsells. Lately, we have been seeing some compound word metaphors that leave even Content Bureau eggheads with a bit of a headache…
Archive for September, 2011
My Smartphone Love Affair
Swept off her feet by a sexy smartphone, this Content Bureau designer wonders how long it will be until she’s replaced by a newer model …
Typos of Death
There are just some typos you can’t forget – even if you want to.
A Procrastination Tool for Any Communicator: PassiveAggressiveNotes.com
The old adage “Write what you mean” does not apply to the communications featured on this website, one of the author’s favorite online procrastination tools (next to shoe shopping, of course) …
9/11: No Language Legacy? NPR Commentary
It has been 10 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. While memories last long, the attack’s impact on our language has been surprisingly ephemeral. Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on how 9/11 dramatically changed our world, but not our vocabulary, on NPR’s Fresh Air: Linguist Geoff Nunberg on 9/11 Language Legacy
Commenting on a Corporate Blog: Making Your Digital Two Cents Count
Commenting on corporate blogs is easy. Writing constructive and accurate posts? That’s more complicated. But the reward for taking a thoughtful approach to commenting will be words you’ll be glad to see live on in digital eternity …
Thanks, Mr. Rooney, for 70 Years of Great Communication
Friday, September 30, 2011 by Jane
Andy Rooney knows how to get a message across to millions of people. Like a brown paper bag, his delivery style is plain and simple, but highly effective. On Sunday, October 2, the 92-year-old Mr. Rooney will retire after 70 years of working in journalism and more than 30 years of delivering commentaries and essays [...]
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