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• For the Record,’ Britney reveals very little
And I feel like the paparazzi has taken my whole cool slang away from me. Like, going out, and doing stuff, and like seeing a guy and hanging out." That's as close as the documentary comes to blaming anyone — from Britney herself to those in her ...
• 3 Ways to Kill a Deal in India
Try to reel in the American slang, which can make you sound like someone who doesn't know English. "Don't ever let yourself appear arrogant or superior [to how things are done in India], even when something appears absurd to you," warns Gunjan Bagla ...
• Trial delayed in Palin hacking case
While computer "hacking" is slang without legal definition, Davies also objects to prosecutors using it to describe his client because of the "negative connotations." He says hacking implies "the use of sophisticated means of specialized computer ...
• Copywriting Grammar Ain't Perfect
Contractions: It's perfectly acceptable to use contractions in your copy. Dangling prepositions: It's OK to end a sentence with a preposition. Slang words: Slang words can be used as long as they are appropriate for the audience. Sentence fragments: ...
• post from September 28
New Office Slang — This reads a little like one of those e-mails you get with thirty people on the "To" line, and frankly, I work in an office and I've never heard these words, but I recognize all of the definitions. A whole list of complaints about ...