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My coworker dropped 'gaslighting' in a meeting yesterday - used it totally wrong
We're in a budget review. Bob says 'they're gaslighting us about the Q3 numbers.' No Bob. They just gave bad estimates. That's not gaslighting. It's annoying but not manipulation. Had to bite my tongue. Am I being too picky about this word?
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murphy.linda21d ago
Read an article saying this word gets misused all the time now.
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wilson.kelly21d agoTop Commenter
Yeah that "misused all the time" part got me. My friend Jen was telling me how she used "literally" in a work email last week and her boss laughed at her. She meant it figuratively but didn't realize until after.
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