Foothold America US Business Jargon Glossary
Foothold America US Business Jargon Glossary explains the phrases heard in American workplaces, from thirty-thousand-foot view and bandwidth to boil the ocean and drink the Kool-Aid. The glossary opens with an A-to-Z table of terms and their meanings, then traces where American business language comes from, sets out regional and industry differences, and ends with answers to common questions.
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How It Helps Your Business English
An A-to-Z table gives the meaning of the most common American workplace phrases. The sections that follow trace the language back to sport, the military and the technology industry, set out the categories it falls into, describe how usage differs by region and by industry, name the traps it sets for teams working across borders, and answer frequent questions.
Use the table at the top as a quick lookup when a phrase comes up in a meeting or an email and the meaning is not obvious. Read the sections underneath when you want to know why a phrase exists and what it signals, which makes the tone easier to judge. The part on regional and industry differences prepares you for the same phrase meaning something else elsewhere.
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