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Jargon Monoxide
“Let’s ideate on this for a bit and see if we can’t generate a unique value add.” “Sure, but let’s circle back once we can drill down to identify…
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Bull in a China Shop
Look at this bull! Look at all that fancy china, too! What’s about to happen here? “Bull in a china shop” might be the most obvious turn of phrase I’ve…
May 4
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Abjads to Alphabets
Around 4500 years ago, ancient Egyptians came up with the concept that an image—a hieroglyph—didn’t have to represent the thing that was drawn. Instead…
Apr 9
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Trojan Horses
During the legendary time of King Arthur, Sir Bedevere had an idea to get back at the outrageous French, who had refused help in locating the Holy…
Mar 29
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On the Same Page
Seeing eye to eye. Being on the same page. On the same wavelength. These phrases all mean the same thing, but if you take the phrases literally, they’re…
Mar 24
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The Thing Is
The thing is, certain phrases in English crop up as little verbal stepping stones. One of those phrases is “the thing is.” It’s a little bit like a…
Mar 9
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Linear A
At the turn of the 20th century, Sir Arthur Evans was obsessed with Crete and Knossos. He had no good reason to believe that this obsession would lead…
Feb 26
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Gold Records
Somewhere at the edge of interstellar space, a spacecraft we built five decades ago is moving faster than nearly anything else human beings have ever…
Feb 16
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Platitudes
Good things come to those who wait. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It is what it is. When you hear a phrase like these, do your eyes…
Jan 30
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Correspondence Counting
By one way of thinking, our prehistoric ancestors were just as smart as we are. They had the same brain structure as today’s humans, capable of solving…
Jan 11
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No Good Deed
Nikola Tesla probably encapsulates the famous saying, “No good deed goes unpunished” as well as almost anyone. Despite groundbreaking achievements in…
Jan 9
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The Double Is
The funny thing is, is that the English language has a way of adapting that isn’t always sensible or logical. Does the above sentence bother you? It’s…
Jan 4
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