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13 'ye olde' phrases that would be far better in the workplace

  • Written by Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
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The piece around workplace jargon is moving forward, with the team hitting the ground running. We’ve got our ducks in a row, have drilled down into our learnings — let’s run it up the flagpole and see the result.

Clearly we need to enter 2018 with a fresh set of expressions for the workplace.

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