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06-27-2018 08:58 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Janszoon
(Post 1967089)
I hate when people use "ask" as a noun. As in, "What's the ask?" Godawful business-speak nonsense.
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You've turned a verb into a noun into a adjective.
Speak is a verb
Business-speak would be a noun, it's synonymous with "business-jargon."
However in this sentence fragment: "Godawful business-speak nonsense." "Business-speak" is modifying "nonsense."
Q. What kind of "nonsense?"
A. " Business-speak" nonsense.
I would rewrite it as:
"I hate when people use "ask" as a noun. As in, "What's the ask?" They speak extremely unpleasant and nonsensical business-jargon."
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