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Sales lingo

Having recently compiled a list of (hopefully) useful business news sources I am currently working on a list of sales tips, searching high and low to find the best available advice from the best available sources. But whilst searching I stumbled upon a website explaining the origins of certain terminology often heard in business circles. So whilst it may be a while before the sales blog is up, why not kill a bit of time by understanding some of the jargon that surrounds the sales market:


"Pull out all the stops" originates from pulling out all the stops on an organ, thus increasing the volume of the instrument.

"catch 22" originally the title of a book about a reluctant wartime pilot whose only alternative to serving was declaring himself mad. The "catch 22" was that the act of applying for certification was deemed the act of a perfectly sane man.

"Cut and run" was originally a sailing term, cut the ropes and run, before the wind.

"Left in the lurch" A lurch in the card game cribbage meant scoring only 31 against an opponent's 61, thus being left well behind.

"Loose cannon" Back in the days when sailing warships were armed with enormous cannons on wheels, a tethered cannon could cause a lot of damage if it broke lose.

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