the Daily Whale - 13 October 1993

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Learn Bureaucratese!

Lesson 5: Bureaucratese includes many ritual phrases with no linguistic content. Memorize these terms and use them liberally: “I’ll be right with you” “we will do everything possible” “thank you” “the provided information is incorrect.”

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