Two recent surveys reveal white-collar workers' least favorite corporate clichés, from 'circling back' to 'moving the needle.' Here's why workplace jargon bothers us — and what we can do about it.

A global survey found most employees are overwhelmed by corporate vocabulary and clichés. But experts say there's a surprising social function behind all that officespeak. At a glance, these phrases ...

Imagine you’re hiring for an important position in your company and two candidates come in to interview. One peppers his sentences with jargon. The other speaks plainly in everyday language. What can ...

Academic language—by which I mean jargon, or discipline-specific terminology—is a wide-ranging grab bag of words. In English, most of it is Latinate, stemming from the Norman invasion of 1066 when ...

More than a year ago, I complained about those who use business jargon. These words and phrases continue to haunt me. Bear with me while I create a scenario. A big-time business tycoon is speaking to ...

Roland Denning hits the books and uncovers some of the obscure origins of film lingo still in everyday use. Every trade has its jargon. New terms need to be invented for new practices, but sometimes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. In an ideal world, a job description would clearly ...

The Alliance for Lifetime Income, a non-profit consumer education organization devoted to helping Americans address the risk of outliving their retirement income, today released the Second Edition of ...