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The Buzzword Dictionary: 1,000 Phrases Translated from Pompous to English (How America Speaks series)

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The Buzzword Dictionary

I wouldn't believe this book if I hadn't just walked out of a meeting where a presenter said "dub, dub, dub" instead of "www" as he began giving an address for a Web site. But right after that meeting, I picked up "The Buzzword Dictionary" and looked up "dub, dub, dub." There it is, in all its glory. There also were 999 other words or phrases from the Instant Message world -- or Dilbert. The author translates them into language that even I understand! Try "negative profit." That means a loss. Or "potentialize," defined as "striving for maximum potential." Which this book helps those of us "WFH," working from home, allowing us "information touchpoints."

In a world of buzzwords it's nice to have a dictionary that pokes fun at them. You can pick this book up and open it to any page and just start laughing.

The Buzzword Dictionary is fun to read. The book not only serves a reminder that English is a dynamic, evolving language but that the electronic age is helping to ignite a crush of new words, such as "cyberslackers." (People who spend office time cruising the web to shop, play games or otherwise not work.)
Cartoons nicely illustrate and amplify the theme -- we're overun with new words and phrases, some imaginative ("smotherage" -- media overkill), some witty ("OT-mail" -- unnecessary email sent to the boss to time-stamp how late the sender worked); some just goofy ("fritterware" -- software that adds little to productivity.)