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Learning Sixteenth-Century Business Jargon (laphamsquarterly.org)
32 points by autokill 1666 days ago
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thedailymail 1664 days ago
Given the focus on the East India Company (chartered by Queen Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600), shouldn't this be "seventeenth-century"?
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visarga 1664 days ago
Nice read, but doesn't say anything about business jargon.
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spadros 1664 days ago
Came here to say this. Was greatly disappointed by the lack of jargon and etymology.
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maroonblazer 1664 days ago
Yeah, I was looking forward to 1500-ish versions of "circle back" "reach out" "leverage" "long pole in tent", etc...
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