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muriel_volestrangler

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3. More, in The Guardian's Pass Notes column:
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 11:48 AM
Yesterday
Does your business English let you down? Turn it into pure corporate gibberish with LinkedIn Speak

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So? So imagine if you just wandered in and wrote something inane, such as: “I just saw a lovely donkey.” You would never be promoted again.

But what if I really did see a lovely donkey? Then you write: “I recently had a powerful reminder that consistent effort and carrying the heavy loads often go unrecognised, yet they are the backbone of any successful operation.”
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Wow. Even better, the app works backwards, so you can paste in someone’s real LinkedIn update and it will translate it back to plain English.

Really? Yes. So something like, “Under our Corporate Strategy 2027, we have outlined our aim to drive growth through synergies across existing business segments,” becomes, “Our plan basically boils down to hoping our different departments actually talk to each other so we can finally make some money.”

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/24/does-your-business-english-let-you-down-turn-it-into-pure-corporate-gibberish-with-linkedin-speak

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