Can we please stop using IN THE ZONE for things for wich it does not apply?


	Can we please stop using IN THE ZONE for things for wich it does not apply?

ianschneider

12-11-2007 6:56 AM

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hackneyed phrases, tritisms, cliches, old useless phrases

ianschneider says:

"in the zone" - another nonsense phrase for highest performance, used by S & P "insight"

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