Category: Workplace Word Origins
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Workplace Word Origins: ask, all hands, staff, touch base, nimble
Shepherds, sailors, and baseball players all make etymological cameos in this compilation of corporate jargon.
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Workplace Word Origins: Black Friday, chef, boutique
Philadelphia traffic jams, Greek storehouses, and Latin heads.
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Workplace Word Origins: jargon, milestone, sesquipedalian, benchmark, team
Can’t stand jargon? Blame it on the birds!
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Workplace Word Origins: engineer, salary, office, freelance, deadline
If you’re a freelancer, you’re a mercenary knight—at least etymologically speaking.
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Workplace Word Origins: resilience, company, focus, thrilled, code
What do professional announcements have to do with boogers?
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