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I think it's more Corporate English. I've never heard anyone say it outside of a work meeting.
by burkaman 3y ago
I think it's more Corporate English. I've never heard anyone say it outside of a work meeting.
- vundercind 3y agoIt’s both corporate English, and quite recent. I’d say your likelihood of being misread or of giving a poor impression by using the word increases with the distance to the nearest person (other than you) holding an MBA.
- radicalbyte 3y agoThose are really American though.. like "co-worker", that isn't a word which was used in England. We'd use "colleague". It came from American English as part of the corporate lingo.
- zdragnar 3y agoThis particular case may not be a good example, but Brits tend to forget that they actually invented some of the words that they blame Americans for. Soccer is a perfect example, though I think the "Lost in the Pond" YouTube channel has a video or three with several more.
- itronitron 3y agoI'd further categorize it as Corporate Hick English