Mouthful of Business Jargon --DeWese

"On the runway" and "traction." As in, "Your job is on the runway and we're getting some traction." Instead, how about, "Your job will go on-press at 1 o'clock and we expect to get it finished and out of the bindery by noon tomorrow."

"Win-win." This redundant phrase had its origin from among the multitude of negotiating skills consultants and trainers that sprung up after all of the corporate layoffs in the 1970s. It means, let's all say it together, "A successful negotiation is one where each party felt like he/she won." Or another view, "Attila the Nun told me what to do, I did it and she gushed, 'I won, I won!' "