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A script, using GNU diction, to highlight business speak. From the Bizspeak blacklist: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/03/a_bizspeak_blacklist.html
#!/bin/sh
exec diction -f "$0" -n "$@"
!#
actionable biz (apart from legal action)
agreeance biz
as per biz
at the end of the day biz
back of the envelope biz
bandwidth (outside electronics)
bring our A game biz
client-centered biz
come-to-Jesus biz
core competency biz
CYA biz
drill down biz
ducks in a row biz
forward initiative biz
going forward biz
go rogue biz
guesstimate biz
harvesting efficiencies biz
hit the ground running biz
impact, vb. biz
incent biz
incentivize biz
impactful biz
kick the can down the road biz
let's do lunch biz
let's take this offline biz
level the playing field biz
leverage biz
liaise biz
mission-critical biz
monetize biz
net-net biz
on the same page biz
operationalize biz
optimize biz
out of pocket (except in reference to expenses)
paradigm shift biz
parameters biz
per biz
planful biz
push the envelope biz
pursuant to biz
putting lipstick on a pig biz
recontextualize biz
repurpose biz
rightsized biz
sacred cow biz
scalable biz
seamless integration biz
seismic shift (outside earthquake references)
smartsized biz
strategic alliance biz
strategic dynamism biz
synergize biz
synergy biz
think outside the box biz
throw it against the wall and see if it sticks biz
throw under the bus biz
turnkey biz
under the radar biz
utilization, utilize biz
value-added biz
verbage (the correct term is verbiage — in reference only to verbose phrasings)
where the rubber meets the road biz
win-win biz
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