This argument about buzzwords is old and tiresome - and Dilbert did this to death nearly ten years ago. Many of the words people call buzzwords have real meaning - they are just missused. For example, "paradigm shift" was a very powerful and meaningful concept. "Made in Japan" had a completely different meaning in the 1960s and 1980s, and was such a paradigm shift. But then people started to use "paradigm shift" to describe the choice of paint color when redecorating!
The solution to clearer language is simple ... if you don't like the words people use, question them on what they mean - hold them accountable for what they say.
There's always BuzzWord Bingo for the Palm, so you can quietly keep track of buzzwords in meetings, while others thing you're hard at work taking notes. You'd just need to keep from snickering. :-)
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August 14, 2003 at 5:08am by Paul Keers
Being a little coy here, aren't we? The actual name for this - in the UK at least - is Bullshit Bingo!
August 14, 2003 at 12:54pm by Richard Hayden
This argument about buzzwords is old and tiresome - and Dilbert did this to death nearly ten years ago. Many of the words people call buzzwords have real meaning - they are just missused. For example, "paradigm shift" was a very powerful and meaningful concept. "Made in Japan" had a completely different meaning in the 1960s and 1980s, and was such a paradigm shift. But then people started to use "paradigm shift" to describe the choice of paint color when redecorating!
The solution to clearer language is simple ... if you don't like the words people use, question them on what they mean - hold them accountable for what they say.
August 15, 2003 at 10:43am by Mike Rohde
Hey Heath,
There's always BuzzWord Bingo for the Palm, so you can quietly keep track of buzzwords in meetings, while others thing you're hard at work taking notes. You'd just need to keep from snickering. :-)