Tag: raison d’etre
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Fall into place 2023
Phrase: Fall into place Have you ever experienced a moment when everything just seems to fall into place magically? That feeling of everything fitting together perfectly can be described as falling into place. It’s a feeling of contentment and satisfaction, almost as if the universe is smiling at you. Falling into place often describes situations…
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Rock the boat
Phrase: Rock the boat Sometimes you can only take so much bullsh**. Then you have to get things off your chest. When that happens, you tend to rock the boat. Japan is a wonderful country. It’s safe and secure, and nothing much to cause grave concern ever happens here. That’s the problem. I used to…
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End user
Word of the Day: End user People are not people anymore. We are consumers. After purchasing a product or service, we become end users. It’s no joke and no secret that the business–customer relationship is declining in our consumerist societies. I dislike that last term end user. If you don’t know what it is, it’s the person…
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Raison d’être
WotD: Raison d’être Here we go. Here is another little bit of French today. We’ll look at raison d’être. The English language has accepted and incorporated many words from other languages. Raison d’être is an example of a French word incorporated into English, and native speakers still use it today. Raison d’être is a French term that is…
