08 Oct 08

Orwell Stuff

Dying metaphor: “It’s a goner” “Fashonista” “need-to-know” “morning after”

Pretentious diction: See any modern book of mathematics or computer science.

Also “solve unsolved problems”, “make people happy”, etc.

Worst mission statement ever: “To satisfy our customers’ desires for personal entertainment and information through total customer satisfaction”

Meaningless words: Synergy, Utilization, Musical Horizons, Paradigm Shift.