It's a dummy, equipped with a real lock. The instructions said I could arm the gun in three seconds in complete darkness. The Cincinnati Enquirer Language-conscious readers have been writing about my recent column on the misuse of the English language in business. I have been shuddering at the pomposity of made-up and misused language in business for at least 10 years. Some of the worst offenders talk about 'mute' questions and insist upon throwing 'at this point in time' into every conversation.
Redundancy is also rampant - as in reduce that down.
I think the people who say these things are the same ones who thought that adding a blizzard of big words to their compositions in school would fool the teacher into thinking they knew what they were talking about. Simple, direct, verbal exchange is being replaced by jargon with meaning being lost. Sometimes, I wonder whether it's just me that doesn't get it. Thank you, readers, for your clear message that it's not. More on older workers Workers and employers continue to write about my column on how older workers are in demand and hard to find.