I say that we should pummel the next asshole to use the word "incentivize"

[Orrex]

Who's with me?

[xchrom]

1. you'll need to incentivize me to do that.

[Orrex]

2. Aaarghh! Let the pummeling commence!

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. Will there be retroactivized incentivising pummeling?

Judging by the number of your angry smilies, am worried this may happen :scared:




:evilgrin: :rofl:

[Orrex]

4. I've very proactive in my pummeling.

In fact, I've maximized my synergy by increasing my bench-strength re: pummeling.

[xchrom]

6. i'm gonna have to tak you out behind the barn and teach you how

to incentivize.

:hug: :loveya: :hug: :loveya: :hug:

[AngryAmish]

5. Incentivize is a perfectly good technical term

Has it leaked into "business speak" that morons use?

[Orrex]

7. Yes, hence my fury

My objection to bizspeak is that it never sounds organic. Every manufactured or stolen or appropriated buzzword sounds wholly artificial and is shoehorned into approved corporate use so that we can all sit around parroting a lot of words that actually say nothing.

A word that has developed for use in specialized fields is entirely different IMO.