Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From? | Otherwords

We're gonna have to ask you to go ahead and watch this video. Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human. Host: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D. Creator/Director: Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham Writer: Andrew Matthews Producer: Katie Graham Editor/Animation: Andrew Matthews Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Stock Images from Shutterstock Music from APM Music Otherwords is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. © 2025 PBS. All rights reserved. sources: “Jargon.” Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Ohio State University Press, pp. 411–412. https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.oed.com/dictionary/wheelh... https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/sp... https://www.theatlantic.com/business/... https://www.rivier.edu/academics/blog... “Language and Power.” Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Ohio State University Press, pp. 468-469. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...   / state-of-workplace-jargon-report-2023