The Old New Thing

Microspeak: Action on

August 18, 2009 Aug 18, 2009 08/18/09

Raymond Chen

I have been fortunate to have been spared exposure to this particular corner of Microspeak, but others have not been so lucky. Have you actioned on this ask? It's not clear whether actioning on something means that you've started it or you've finished it. As a result, this is another case of using jargon to impede communication. The ...