Best use of language

[nancylebov]

We used words we’d never used before in ways people didn’t think were possible. But here at Accenture, we aren’t bound by things like language, possibilities, ethics, or reality. It frankly is a masterpiece of modern business literature.

Accenture SOW Wins Hugo Award For Science Fiction

Comments

[madfilkentist]

Is that a satire? The article reads like a mix of technobabble, business babble, and new age babble.

[nancylebov]

Yes, a satire.

[asakiyume]

Brilliant! I say that as someone who has edited actual Accenture documents (long ago) and other business palaver of a similar nature.

[carbonel]

Yes. I used to work at Arthur Andersen, and our department edited some of the Andersen Consulting (that became Accenture) documents. It's an impressive pastiche.

[calimac]

This seems to be a satire of the business babble, not of the Hugos. If so, it's interesting they consider the Hugos well-known enough to use as the "straight guy" in this way.