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Create check for corporate catchphrsases.
Closes #136.
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u"""Advice from Inc.com.""" |
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- | ||
"""Corporate speak. | ||
--- | ||
layout: post | ||
source: Travis Bradberry for Inc.com | ||
source_url: http://bit.ly/1IxWnto | ||
title: corporate speak | ||
date: 2014-06-10 12:31:19 | ||
categories: writing | ||
--- | ||
Avoid these cases of business jargon. | ||
""" | ||
from tools import existence_check, memoize | ||
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@memoize | ||
def check_repeated_exclamations(text): | ||
"""Check the text.""" | ||
err = "inc.corporate_speak" | ||
msg = u"Minimize your use of corporate catchphrases like this one." | ||
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list = [ | ||
"at the end of the day", | ||
"back to the drawing board", | ||
"hit the ground running", | ||
"get the ball rolling", | ||
"low-hanging fruit", | ||
"thrown under the bus", | ||
"think outside the box", | ||
"let's touch base", | ||
"get my manager's blessing", | ||
"it's on my radar", | ||
"ping me", | ||
"i don't have the bandwidth", | ||
"no brainer", | ||
"par for the course", | ||
"bang for your buck", | ||
"synergy", | ||
"move the goal post", | ||
"apples to apples", | ||
"win-win", | ||
"circle back around", | ||
"all hands on deck", | ||
"take this offline", | ||
"drill-down", | ||
"elephant in the room", | ||
"on my plate", | ||
] | ||
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return existence_check(text, list, err, msg, ignore_case=True) |