Words You Shouldn't Use At Work
I read an article on Yahoo!
yesterday. It was written by Linnda
Durre for Forbes.com.
I know, it’s hard to
believe, but I do read – World Weekly News and a lot of other true stuff on the
internet.
Anyhow, getting back on
track. The topic of the article was “Worst
Words to Say at Work”. The gist of the
article was “using these words only weaken you and make you sound noncommittal,
undependable and untrustworthy.
Here’s the list:
"Try"
According to the article “try” is considered a weasel word.
Remember what Yoda says to Luke
Skywalker in Star Wars: "Do or do not - there is no try."
“Whatever"
"Whatever" is considered a dismissive insult and a verbal slap in the
face.
Maybe “you’re an idiot” is a better
choice. NOTE: This response is solely my own – use it at
your own risk.
"Maybe" and "I don't know"
Since when is admitting “I don’t ...