Pushing the Envelope
Making Sense Out of Business Jargon
1st Edition
Published on 30. September 2011
192 pages
978-1-84317-771-5 (ISBN)
Description
The bottom line is this: the workplace is a minefield of business jargon that people bandy about on a daily basis. From indecipherable abbreviations and business terminology, to buzz words, motivational phrases and more, it can all start to sound like everyone around you is speaking another language. But it's time to shoot the puppy (do the unthinkable), push the envelope (expand the boundaries), knife and fork the problem (handle bit by bit), and get to grips with the language of business! Pushing the Envelope, takes a wry and witty look at office jargon, uncovering the origins and meanings of many useful - and some not so useful - phrases that can be heard in the workplace and in everyday life. Amusing and informative, this book guarantees that you'll be fluent in business in no time.
Reviews / Votes
Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books which capture the imagination and quickly find their way to the top of the bestseller lists. * Yorkshire Post * witty and informative * Business Executive Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Illustrations
Black and white illustrations
File size
2,14 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84317-771-5 (9781843177715)
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Book
09/2011
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
€32.37
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Person
Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for thirty years before being asked by Michael O'Mara Books to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Following that she was co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?), and wrote a number of other books about words and English usage. She has appeared frequently on television and on national and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and whether or not Druids Cross should have an apostrophe.
Her website is carolinetaggart.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @citaggart.
Her website is carolinetaggart.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @citaggart.
