TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Overused words and phrases From:Jeff Elkins <jeff -dot- elkins -at- CARDHEALTH -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 12 Oct 1998 12:15:46 -0400
Rowena --
Here's another one: When Scott Adams' engineer Alice was asked by
management to BENCHMARK a list of World-Class companies to find out how
they compared, she replied that she bet they wouldn't "make verbs out of
nouns"...
Some different words from my list:
BENCHMARK (-ING)
SYNERGIES (-ISTIC)
CENTROID (My GM claims that he heard this somewhere, meaning "centrally
located")
But I use and like Best-in-Class. Our competitors, industry consultants
and cohorts use it regularly.
Jeff Elkins
Information Analyst/Developer
CORD Logistics
jeff -dot- elkins -at- cardhealth -dot- com
