Meaningless crap that passes for communication
It's always been the case that when politicians and business people open their mouths much of what they say is empty noise. But it seems to be getting worse.
My latest bugbear is the phrase "we need to engage with the people/our customers".
A phrase like this is just ear candy. It sounds impressive and speakers can imply they are planning great things, without actually commiting themselves to anything in particular. It is totally non-specific.
In a similar vein, two other much abused terms are "community" and "framework". These words - as used in modern political parlance - mean absolutely nothing at all.
So a phrase like "we need to create a framework in which we can re-engage with the XYZ community" basically means we'll be doing zilch.
What other crap phrases have you heard people say that sound kind of impressive but are actually meaningless?
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