必学！国外客户最讨厌的英文单词集锦？

Wheelhouse、In the books、Wrap my head around、Platform、Collusion、OTUS family of acronyms such as POTUS FLOTUS SCOTUS、Ghosting、Yeet、Litigate、Grapple、Eschew、Crusty、optics、Legally drunk 、Thought leader、Imoprtantly、Accoutrements、Most important election of our time。

Totally unnecessary when important is sufficient. More importantly  apparently sounds more important but is also senseless.

People use it as an excuse to rant. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter have become platforms. Even athletes call a post-game interview a "platform". Step down from the platform, already.

take offline ✖

→ discuss at another time / chat tomorrow ✔

下次再说

deliverables ✖

→ refer to the things at that are being delivered–the reports, creative assets, presentation ✔

可交付的

synergy ✖

→ cooperation ✔

协作

low-hanging fruit ✖

→ great opportunity for growth ✔

轻松获得成果

think outside the box ✖

→ think creatively / approach in a new way ✔

创造性想法

in the loop ✖

→ keep someone aware / informed / up to date ✔

保持联系

manage expectations ✖

→ be realistic ✔

面对现实

soft skills ✖

→ Be specific about exactly which attributes are valuable in the context of the workplace. ✔

软性技能

case study ✖

→ success story of ✔

案例

at the end of the day ✖

→ ultimately / finally ✔

最终

best of breed ✖

→ specialists / experienced professionals / accomplished ✔

专业的

buy-in ✖

→ agreement / commitment ✔

协议，承诺

circumvent ✖

→ avoid / overcome ✔

避免

core competency ✖

→ specialize in / distinguished ✔

核心竞争力

cutting edge ✖

→ leading / progressive ✔

先进的

facilitate ✖

→ help / ease / make possible ✔

帮助

get on the same page ✖

→  agree / support ✔

达成共识

going forward ✖

→ continue...in the future ✔

展望未来

innovative ✖

→ new / distinctive ✔

新颖的

push the envelope ✖

→ try something new ✔

尝试新的

value-added ✖

→ beneficial / additional service ✔

增值的

pissed off ✖

→ a little bit angry ✔

生气

dovetail ✖

→ match ✔

吻合

giving 110% ✖

→ provide additional ✔

提供额外的

out of pocket ✖

→ may have a loss ✔

造成损失

drink the kool-aid ✖ 

→ make more efforts ✔

加大力度