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Say Goodbye to Culture

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Over the past few decades, "culture" has been used so often, in so many ways that most people would have a hard time coming up with any specific definition at all.

Over the past few decades, "culture" has been used so often, in so many ways that most people would have a hard time coming up with any specific definition at all.

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Thu Jan 03 2013

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Buzzwords wear out their welcome after a while. Initially someone coins a new term, or recycles an existing word, to mean something specific and useful. As it catches on, more and more people use it and attach new meanings to it—until it is overused and means next to nothing.

Buzzwords wear out their welcome after a while. Initially someone coins a new term, or recycles an existing word, to mean something specific and useful. As it catches on, more and more people use it and attach new meanings to it—until it is overused and means next to nothing. 

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