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Taking Issue With 'Issue'

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Janette Parr Consulting
May 20, 2024
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Sometimes, buzzwords ingrain themselves so deeply in the language the original meanings are blurred or even lost.

That’s why I’m taking issue with ‘issue’. Or should I focus on the problem with ‘problem’?

Whichever it is, the whole issue is problematic.

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