By Curtis Honeycutt As the aroma of roasted turkey fills the air and the anticipation of Thanksgiving festivities builds, so does the looming dread of
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Gee whiz! Let’s bring back these nifty 50s slang terms.
By Curtis Honeycutt The 1950s were a wild time. Everything was in black and white, there weren’t any footprints on the moon, and no one
Climbing the corporate latter
By Curtis Honeycutt Do you want to work your way from the mailroom to the corner office? You’ve got gumption, kid, so leave it to
Spilling the tea on sentence fragments
By Curtis Honeycutt Blame it all on my British roots, but I’ve never preferred coffee. I like hanging out in coffee shops. I don’t mind
Saving seats at the movie theater
By Curtis Honeycutt Did you know that The Beatles’ album “Let It Be” is technically a soundtrack? It accompanies the 1970 documentary of the same
Come sale away (just don’t sail with me)
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve never been fond of boats or horses. The reason I’m not a boat fan is because I’m a 38-year-old man who
The tipsy truth behind alcohol idioms
By Curtis Honeycutt I haven’t been hitting the sauce much lately, nor have I been any number of sheets to the wind. Call me old-fashioned,
What’s the right amount of leaning in?
By Curtis Honeycutt The phrase “lean in” may be a corporate buzzword, but it’s worth discussing. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg immortalized the phrase when she
Past presidents teach us to be wary of words
By Curtis Honeycutt Have you ever heard of a politician who is short on words? A terse politician is about as common as a dancing
Turn your heavy baggage into litotes
By Curtis Honeycutt It’s someone’s job to name new medications. Drug Company A approaches Marketing Company B and says, “Hey, we’ve got this new drug.