Activate: To make carbons and add more names to the memo.

Advanced Design: Beyond the comprehension of the ad agency’s copywriters.

All New: Parts not interchangeable with existing models.

Approved: Needs revising

Automatic: That which you cannot repair yourself.

Channels: The trails left by interoffice memos.

Clarify: To fill in the background with so many details that the foreground goes underground.

Conference: A place where conversation is substituted for the loneliness of thought and the dreariness of labor.

Confidential Memo: No time to photocopy for the whole office.

Consultant: Someone who borrows your watch to tell you what time it is and then walks away with the watch.

Forwarded For Your Consideration: You hold the bag for a while.

FYI: Found yesterday, interested?

In Conference: Nobody can find him/her.

Let’s Get Together On This: I’m assuming you’re as confused as I.

Note & Initial: I’m not taking the fall for this myself.

Policy: We can hide behind this.

Please See Me: Come down to my office. I’m lonely.

Top Priority: It may be stupid but the boss wants it.

We Are Taking A Survey: We need more time to think of an answer or we can’t find anyone willing to be responsible for this.

Will Advise In Due Course: If we figure it out, we’ll let you know.