All of us Safety & Health Leaders want to sound smarter, don’t we? Well, here are three “safety” words that will help you do that:
NEW WORD: Parlous (PAHR-lous)
MEANING: Dangerous
INSTEAD OF . . . “This won’t hurt a bit!”
SOUND SMARTER: “I assure you there is nothing parlous about the intracranial demulsification procedure.”
NEW WORD: Circumspect (SUR-kuhm-spekt)
MEANING: Cautious
INSTEAD OF . . . “Uh, Fred, you might not want to look down that tube.”
SOUND SMARTER: “Frederick, a more circumspect approach to that fireworks cannon you just lit might be advisable.”
NEW WORD: Temerity (the-MEHR-eh-tee)
MEANING: Foolhardiness; reckless courage
INSTEAD OF . . . “I don’t know if that was brave or just stupid, what you just did. Did it really eat your cell phone?”
SOUND SMARTER: “It takes extreme temerity to jump into the grizzly bear enclosure, Jethro. Shall I call an ambulance?”
