Have you played Meeting Bingo?

Bet you have. I was introduced to the game in the 1990’s and played in with much amusement. LinkedIn, which has 300 million users globally (2014), analysed English language profiles and have released its annual list of the most overused buzzwords. Here it is. The Week Magazine reported “If you’re a responsible and driven analytical expert – positive that your strategic skills and patience can forge organisational effectiveness, while bringing an innovative and dynamic quality to your creative work, then congratulations, you’ve hit the LinkedIn jackpot” The message for us…

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Two rashers please

“Two rashers please” asked the elderly hotel guest as Mr Rana took her order for breakfast. Mr Rana runs a delightful hotel in Gidea Park where I was staying on business. His hotel is spotlessly clean, has off-street parking and 60 megabyte broadband. And he serves up a delicious breakfast. He’s been over here for over 20 years and speaks perfect English. But the “two rashers” stumped him. Having no idea what she meant, the lady quickly responded “two rashers of bacon please” Rashers is colloquial English almost jargon and…

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