This video gives us the answers to a question I've been secretly wondering for years. Where did office jargon come from? Why do we use phrases like "circle back later" or "just looping you in"? I've always wondered if there's some secret manual that contains all the cringey terms you're supposed to use when emailing people from work.
This video loops us all in, and demystifies this bizarre office jargon. Many of these terms come from military terminology and sports terminology. Popular industries, such as tech, added words to the list of office jargon, too, such as "do you have the bandwidth for this?"
From YouTube: Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human.
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