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Jargon, clichés, euphemisms . . . lies. Ever wished there was a phrasebook to help you translate all this endless bullsh*t?

When your boss asks ''Can I have a quick word?'' (real meaning: I don''t have anything to discuss, I just like putting the fear of God into you) or an estate agent describes something as having ''incredible potential'' (real meaning: absolute shithole), you''d better have Luke Lewis''s essential new book to hand. And if you need a way to spin your latest work disaster, here are numerous tried-and-tested porkies to help you out.

Based on the incredibly popular BuzzFeed series ''What People Say vs What They Mean'', this in an indispensible - and hilarious - guide to interpreting secret codes, little white lies and complete and utter bollocks.

Examples from What People Say at Work vs What They Mean

''Anyone fancy a cup of tea?'' - Offer strictly limited to the three people in my immediate vicinity.
''This

Quick Pint After Work And Other Everyday Lies

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    A Hardback by Luke Lewis, Hector Janse van Rensburg

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 23/10/2014
      ISBN13: 9780751557732, 978-0751557732
      ISBN10: 0751557730
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Jargon, clichés, euphemisms . . . lies. Ever wished there was a phrasebook to help you translate all this endless bullsh*t?

      When your boss asks ''Can I have a quick word?'' (real meaning: I don''t have anything to discuss, I just like putting the fear of God into you) or an estate agent describes something as having ''incredible potential'' (real meaning: absolute shithole), you''d better have Luke Lewis''s essential new book to hand. And if you need a way to spin your latest work disaster, here are numerous tried-and-tested porkies to help you out.

      Based on the incredibly popular BuzzFeed series ''What People Say vs What They Mean'', this in an indispensible - and hilarious - guide to interpreting secret codes, little white lies and complete and utter bollocks.

      Examples from What People Say at Work vs What They Mean

      ''Anyone fancy a cup of tea?'' - Offer strictly limited to the three people in my immediate vicinity.
      ''This

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