[mandeepj]

> In a business setting, the only communication that has any legal standing is the spoken word and the written word.

Legal, huh? How many indictments have you seen come out of a business meeting? The expression representation is very much part of a work environment. Someone may not say a word while hearing a crazy idea, but they'll certainly roll an eye.

[carlosjobim]

A business is a legal construct for organizing work, it's nothing more. And that's always present. You can't tell your boss that he should have known you weren't going to do the task you were asked to, because you rolled your eyes in the meeting. If you didn't communicate it verbally or in writing, then you haven't communicated it at all.

[mandeepj]

I don't understand why some of the folks in this thread are so confused! It's just basic English.

> You can't tell your boss that he should have known you weren't going to do the task you were asked to, because you rolled your eyes in the meeting. If you didn't communicate it verbally or in writing, then you haven't communicated it at all.

We are talking about "expressions" and just "expression" in a meeting; that's it. You don't talk about those things which you had mentioned in a meeting where someone is presenting on a topic.