Re: pet peeve words

Subject: Re: pet peeve words
From: Beth Friedman <bjf -at- WAVEFRONT -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 11:04:31 -0500

In our previous episode, RJACOBSE -at- GPS -dot- COM said:
>
> We've had HR people tell us that they're making some policy change to
> "incent" us to do something or other. Squinch-inducing.

At my previous employer, "incent" was an improvement over their
initial choice -- "incentivize." Bleah.

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