to right-size

[Martin Kaminer]

Didn't follow the whole thread but I believe you'll find its recent
use stems in part from management mumbo-jumbo as a euphemism for
'downsize'.  I recall vividly a friend who worked on this ostensibly
management-jargon-busting book
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Hype-Robert-G-Eccles/dp/087584331X who
experienced profound dismay a few years later upon hearing one of the
authors (now Dean of HBS) use the neologism 'smartsize'.

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> No, it means  'to estimate or measure correctly':
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> CNN today: "They're not right-sizing the Iranian threat."
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