| SPRING CLEANING - new words for old | |
| Global - used for corporations, activities and future potential (global reach) Glocal - global + local |
World/International/Multinational went out of fashion around the year 2000 |
| IT - (information technologies) used for the wide field of computer software services | (יורמים) Data Processing / software - job of computer NERDS who love computers more than people |
| HR (Human Resources) less chauvinist and more human | miserable workers (המנוצלים) Manpower the exploited |
| Ms (miz) used for any person of the female variety | Miss / Mrs lost popularity in the 1990's when the feminists wanted the equivalent (שווי- ערך) of Mr. |
| person the new suffix -sales person, business person congress person, chairperson | man the suffix on many words that represent jobs - chairman, salesman, policeman, congressman |
| Google – no need to say more | Search - when looking for information, facts or people |
| Partnering – feels more free market capitalist – real win-win |
Co - operation – had a Bolshevik connotation
(קונוטציה - הקשר)
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| Accountability - you have to pay the price | Responsibility - you just have to respond |
| Vision & Mission - complex almost spiritual concepts | Aims & Job – simple ideas of everyday life |
| Document and documentation | Letter / article / text |
| Blog, Blogger -short form of weblog | Diary / Opinion writer |
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HIV - a curable illness
(שאפשר לרפא)
respectable and from a good home
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AIDS – negative connotation of a disease of the poor and of sinners |
| Messaging – can be on the WEB or on cellular SMS |
Short form of correspondence
(התכתבות) |
| Issue / Challenge – sophisticated and positive predicament (סוגיה) |
Problem - negative connotation of a poor person's
dilemma
(דילמה)
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| Under achiever / Success challenged - a positive approach for breakdown (אי-תיפקוד) making failure acceptable |
Failure - a term full of shame and blame
(בושה ואשמה)
the specialty of Jewish mothers |