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Mon 02 Feb 2010Calling a spade a spade will not get lost in translation
Latin mottos are wonderful, but they laid the foundation for questionable practices in management, writes LUCY KELLAWAY
A COUPLE of weeks ago, I wrote what I thought was the definitive guide on how to sign off an e-mail, and was confident that I had laid the matter to rest. Yet I’ve just received an e-mail that has given me pause. It was signed off Audere est Facere – which is the motto of Tottenham Hotspur football club, and means “to dare is to do”.
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