Everybody hates it. But everybody uses it. We’re talking about the dreaded office jargon, that peculiar corporate language consisting of cliches that manage to say nothing about everything. It’s time ...

Research shows that unclear language can undermine trust in your message. Rather than focusing on phrasing, strive to make a clear and original point, says author Joel Schwartzberg. Many pieces of ...

Other of my jargon examples’ origins are a bit murky. The term “green room” reputedly comes from an old English term for a space for performers to wait before making an entrance on stage. It’s a sort ...