A Call for Civility - Part III - Cleansing our Language

When "casual day" enters our language, we lose the formality that is so important in business relationships. I contend that the English language itself has become compromised.  When the media, once considered to be 'the standard,' address senior executives and even heads of state as "you guys" it is no wonder that we hear greetings such as:  "hey dude, where you at?" or "hey guys, whas-up?" at work.   And, how did "Have a nice day!" become "ave a goo wooh."

Let's do our part, starting today, to interact with co-workers, subordinates and seniors in a civil manner, and extend our Call for Civility in the workplace.