fete /fāt, fet/ Definition: noun; 1. a day of celebration; holiday: The Fourth of July is a great American fete. 2. a festive celebration or entertainment: The ball was the greatest fete of the Read More
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Posted 10-09-2018
Idle words, idle silence — neither have any place in crisis communications and reputation management. Every word and every silence must serve a purpose. We are often asked by clients: Read More
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Posted 09-18-2018
Irascible /iˈrasəb(ə)l/ adj; 1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man. 2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response. (Source: Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary) Etymology: from Late Latin irāscibilis, equivalent to Latin irasc, equivalent to Read More
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Posted 08-28-2018
Definition: Die (Source: New Oxford American Dictionary) No one really knows for certain where the phrase ‘kick the bucket’ originates from. One theory says that when people would hang themselves or Read More
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Posted 08-28-2018
Definition: Used to ask someone why he or she is not saying anything. (Source: Merriam-Webster) Today, we use the phrase ‘cat got your tongue’ in a very lighthearted context. However, Read More
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Posted 08-20-2018
Malinger /məˈliNGɡər/ verb; to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one’s duty, avoid work, etc. Date first recorded in English: 1810-1820. Etymology: French, malingre, sickly, ailing; equivalent to mal– and Read More
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Posted 08-02-2018
Life is complicated. Your words, however, should be simple.
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Posted 07-25-2018
‘Dead Sea fruit’ // something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment.
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Posted 07-23-2018