We are building an online glossary of our clients' favourite examples of gobledygook, corporate-speak and other jargon like "thinking outside the box", "at the end of the day", and "pushing the envelope". To have your say, simply enter your so-called "favourites" in the box below (i.e. the ones your co-worker or spouse says that drives you crazy!)...
If only we had been there to help...
Jean Chretien, Former Canadian Prime Minister:
"A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven."
Donald Rumsfeld, Former United States Secretary of Defense:
"... somebody's certainly going to sit down with him and find out what he knows that they may not know, and make sure he knows what they know that he may not know."
George Bush, President of the United States:
"...when I'm talking about... when I'm talking about myself... and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me."
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