Comments on: ‘Learnings’ Is A Stupid, Stupid Word

By: no thanks

no thanks — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:47:33 +0000

Saying "learnings" is a great way to sound like a hillbilly.

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By: Michael C

Michael C — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:58:50 +0000

Thank you all. I am very reassured to find I'm not alone in being distmayed, saddened and nauseated by the adoption of 'learnings' as a corporate-speak buzzword in government publications here in Queensland (Australia). Depending on context I much prefer any of 'lessons', '(new) knowledge' or 'insights'.

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By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:26:11 +0000

other equally suitable substitutes, "findings", "discoveries", "insights". If "learnings" was a word then these 3 along with "lessons" would be considered synonyms, but since it isn't they aren't.

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By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:27:34 +0000

I would have thought that spelling the English language would have been more of a priority for Americans...

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By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:48:22 +0000

I like "insight" a lot.

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By: Val K

Val K — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:44:03 +0000

Totally agree.I think "insight" is also a good alternative.But then again, people might start saying "insights".

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By: vks

vks — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:26:43 +0000

Horrible word that people use without thinking. It is almost as bad as seeing a native speaker (which I am not) use "informations" which is equal to grammatical genocide.I cringe at the sight of the word learnings, it has obviously been forced into the language with no objective reason.

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By: Jimothy

Jimothy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:40:35 +0000

I got my learnings real good like.

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By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:45:10 +0000

Thanks, I always thought learnings wasn't a real word, even when everyone else around me kept using it, but I had a mental block coming up with a better one. "lessons," It is so obvious in retrospect.

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By: Seo specialist

Seo specialist — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:58:02 +0000

oh...this is part of the evolution of language,colloquial term...It seemed accepted but technically it's not correct.

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