Business Linguist Pillows

"You should have anticipated some push back!"

'This startup is going to cost me a ton.'

Company changes its name from Trash Company to Waste Management Systems.

"'Plummet' is such a harsh term, Mr. Dolan. We prefer to say priced 'below cost basis'."

"The good news is that we do have a little wiggle room."

"We need a best practice swim lane to leverage our core competency, move the needle outside the box, and open the kimono while keeping our ducks in a row. Can anyone give me a sustainable solution to more vertical effectiveness without getting too granula

"Here comes a client I must speak to. Excuse me while I slip into some jargon."

"Sophia, will you agree to form a joint exploratory committee for marriage?"

We don't call these savage screaming fits. We call them confrontation verbal interfacing.

"We were looking for somebody with experience in mumbo-jumbo but your resume is mainly about gobbledegook."

"Now that I've made that perfectly clear..."

Henceforth including, but expressly not limited to love and honor and cherish and ... These vows are light on romance, but they're iron-clad legally!

"Mommy is having another baby. Let me assure you that any paradigm shift will be incremental, core values remain family-centric, and Mommy is committed to assimilation and building synergy."

'No, no. I told you to look for a precedent.'

Lawyer sees street sign: Parallel Paralegal Parking.

"I made a straightforward proposal, Moira, and all I ask is a linear response."

'Don't you all feel energised, full of enthusiasm for the future!'

'I'll accept two potions of white crystalline sucrose in final settlement.'

"You're all redundant."

'I'm tired - let's outsource dinner tonight.'

"Miss Davis, bring me everything we've got on turning a two-bit hole-in-the-wall operation into a multinational juggernaut."

'Ms. Kravetz, find me a euphemism to describe this productivity gain somewhere between resource action and you're all fired.'

'Good work, I doubt whether any of the shareholders will understand it.'

'My protocol ate your paradigm.'

"No time for sound bites. Just give me a couple of sound nibbles."

'It's important to be prepared for those unfortunate downturns in the market.'

'I'm tired - let's outsource dinner tonight.'

'Was he downsized?'

"Sit, sir. Harvard M.B.A. I speak business patois."

'It's Cornell from accounting, sir. He just wants to touch base with you.'

"That isn't MY definition of contract segmentation..."

'No, I'm not interested in hearing a counter proposal.'

"Realigned public sector team leader seeks matched funding."

'I'll have my people call your people. Wait a minute, that won't work. I'm a sole proprietor.'

"Are you sure people will show up?"