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Why does everyone have to use PR-Speak these days. "joins Facebook". That sounds like they're happy buddies going together now as equals. Why not simply say "Mo
by ulfw 13y ago
Why does everyone have to use PR-Speak these days. "joins Facebook". That sounds like they're happy buddies going together now as equals.
Why not simply say "Moves was bought by Facebook". Nothing wrong with that?!
- forgottenpass 13y agoI think this is another example of a popular business practice a few commenters have been pointing out a lot recently: "ignoring the considerable power you wield over other people and expecting them to ignore it too." We saw it with that out of touch ceo [0], as well as both Theresa and Tom Preston-Werner. In other words, they're using PR-speak because they've started believing it. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7639962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7639962