Former US President Calvin Coolidge was famous for his laconic language - they say that once some eccentric lady made a bet with her friend that she could get the President to talk for more than two words. All Coolidge responded to her with was allegedly: "You lost."
Most likely, Coolidge would feel extremely uncomfortable in today's corporate world, with its streamlined diplomatic wordings, weasel words, and that indescribable feeling that you've just been slung with mud, but done so incredibly elegantly. And it's precisely these features of corporate language that this selection of ours is dedicated to.
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#21
"I believe there may be a discrepancy in the information provided."
"Could you please clarify or verify the accuracy of that statement?"
"It seems there might be a misunderstanding or misstatement here."
"I have concerns about the accuracy of that information.".
"Could you please clarify or verify the accuracy of that statement?"
"It seems there might be a misunderstanding or misstatement here."
"I have concerns about the accuracy of that information.".
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#23
Or possibly:
“I don’t believe that’s accurate based on the information WE BOTH have”.
Takes away the wiggle room they might have to say that their view was different to yours because they had different information to you.
“I don’t believe that’s accurate based on the information WE BOTH have”.
Takes away the wiggle room they might have to say that their view was different to yours because they had different information to you.
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#24
That does not align with the information I have documented.
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#25
You don't.
You start the email with "I'm a little confused..."
And just attach evidence.
If you don't have evidence to attach, you don't send the email.
You start the email with "I'm a little confused..."
And just attach evidence.
If you don't have evidence to attach, you don't send the email.
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#27
Actually lying? Like not just being wrong about something or understating a negative to be polite?
In such a situation, the polite and professional (i.e. "corporate") thing to do would be to allow for the possibility of error on your own part and indicate a willingness to be persuaded otherwise.
"I don't see how that could possibly be true. But I'm willing to listen to your explanation.".
In such a situation, the polite and professional (i.e. "corporate") thing to do would be to allow for the possibility of error on your own part and indicate a willingness to be persuaded otherwise.
"I don't see how that could possibly be true. But I'm willing to listen to your explanation.".
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#29
That doesn't align with the understanding shared by the team.
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#31
I don’t believe your data adequately reflects our present situation.
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#32
“I smell b******t” this is probably why I don’t work in a corporate environment but it’s gotten me this far.
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