Wednesday, April 8, 2009

New Edwafin Business Dictionary available soon

I suspect that, in an effort to expand on it meagre business activities, Edwafin is working on a new edition of an English business dictionary. I have selected a few words, which have been given new meaning by its learned management, whilst some have been removed completely since they are seemingly redundant.

An example of the expansion of the meaning of the word "truth". Collins describes it as
<--- Collins Cobuild English Dictionary --->
truth
truth truths
1. The truth about something is all the facts about it, rather than things that are imagined or invented.
We have all experienced the interpretation that Edwafin management gives to the word truth: it is something that is so, or will happen on a certain date, or perhaps it won't. At least it leave the choice to reader to imbue it with a value that is most suitable.

More fun are the words that are totally removed from the vocabulary, essentially because they have become devoid of any meaning. For example the words bankrupt and insolvent:
<--- Collins Cobuild English Dictionary --->
bankrupt
bank.rupt
bankrupt bankrupts bankrupting bankrupted
1. People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts. (BUSINESS)

1 without enough money to pay what you owe: insolvent
...
someone who has officially said that they cannot pay their debts
These words are replaced according to Edwafin (alias Patrick Stapleton) by the words "cash flow problem." This would again mean that the meaning of the phrase would have to be changed:
<--- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary --->
cash flow
FUNCTION: noun
DATE: 1954

1 : a measure of an organization's liquidity that usually consists of net income after taxes plus noncash charges against income
2 : a flow of cash especially : one that provides solvency
The American Heritage Dictionary has a very quaint slant on the phrase "Cash Flow"
<--- American Heritage Dictionary --->
cash flow
cash flow n.
1. ...
2. The cash receipts or net income from one or more assets for a given period, reckoned after taxes and other disbursements, and often used as a measure of corporate worth.
Based on the above it appears that the term "cash flow" is in reality a function of the terms bankrupt and insolvent. Therefore, if you are unable to pay your debts, and don't have the assets to cover those debts, then, according to the new Edwafin interpretation, you have a cash flow problem. The terms bankrupt and insolvent no longer have their traditional meaning. There is of course one context in which it still can be used:
<--- American Heritage Thesaurus --->
bankrupt
1...
2...
3...
4. If you say that something is bankrupt, you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth.
He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Mario...thanks for the entertainment!!

Anonymous said...

any news on FSB / Edwafin meeting on April 10th as yet!